This meditation, written and narrated by Janine Rohrer and with music by David Buchs, my partners at Soul Space, might be just what you need for the holidays. It invites you to reflect on God’s faithfulness even in times of struggle, sorrow, and loss and to offer praise – not out of ignorance or forced cheerfulness, but out of a deep encounter with God’s care and love. I hope it will help you find strength and peace as you celebrate Thanksgiving this year.
There’s also another new meditation up on soulspace.center! (Scroll down to see it.) This one is a guided Daily Examen. This prayer practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola creates a rhythm of looking back at each day with God, to find where he was present, where we were present to him, and where we might have lost sight of him and his desires for us. Practiced regularly, the Examen builds awareness of God’s continual abiding with us no matter what our external circumstances and grows us in love, joy, patience, and all the fruits of the Spirit. I encourage you to commit to praying the Examen at least a few times a week – the perspective and immersion in God’s presence it offers is a much-needed gift in these uncertain days. (For those with little people, here’s an earlier post I wrote on doing the Examen with kids, along with a review of a book that can help.)
May your Thanksgiving be blessed with love, health, the warmth of friends and family (even if it’s through a Zoom screen!), and, above all, the grace and fellowship of the Lord.
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