Mindful Midweek 5.22.24

Mindful Midweek is my attempt to ground myself a little more and perhaps provide something for whom ever reads it.

Right now as you read this stop. Take a breath and focus on your breathing for one min.
Now take a look at Psalm 29 Common English Bible

1 You, divine beings! Give to the Lord—
    give to the Lord glory and power!
²Give to the Lord the glory due his name!
    Bow down to the Lord in holy splendor!

³The Lord’s voice is over the waters;
    the glorious God thunders;
        the Lord is over the mighty waters.
⁴The Lord’s voice is strong;
    the Lord’s voice is majestic.
⁵The Lord’s voice breaks cedar trees—
    yes, the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶He makes Lebanon jump around like a young bull,
    makes Sirion jump around like a young wild ox.
⁷The Lord’s voice unleashes fiery flames;
⁸    the Lord’s voice shakes the wilderness—
        yes, the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
⁹The Lord’s voice convulses the oaks,
    strips the forests bare,
        but in his temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”
¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over the floodwaters;
    the Lord sits enthroned—king forever!

¹¹Let the Lord give strength to his people!
    Let the Lord bless his people with peace!

3. What sticks out to you most about this reading?

4. Now take another deep breath and let the Holy Spirit in to work on you and through you.

My Reflection:

The Lord’s voice is strong and is majestic. But are we really listening? This is something I tend to ask myself a lot. Am I really listening for the Lord or am I just being tone def to how God can speak to me even in a stillness of life, am I letting too much? How can I make room for God to speak to me?

I must recognize that God can be loud, but God can also be soft.
I must let go of those things that can keep me away from hearing God’s voice: people pleasing, perfectionism, lack of centering myself with God.
Just make room: set aside times on my schedule to do that, be open to those times that God speaks when it not scheduled, just be more open to God working on me and through me.

Good luck this week listening to God, enjoy this track that bubbled up in my head and on my iphone.

@mattdamethodist