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"Chestnuts on an open fire" or A Christmas Meditation!
Psalm 39:3-4 (Amplified Version) "3. My heart was hot within me.
While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Lord, let me know my [life’s] end
And [to appreciate] the extent of my days;
Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].
As you may know - I am not necessarily "orthodox" in a traditional way of worship and meditation. The word "spiritual" does not necessarily mean a lot to me, I truly believe ALL who believe are followers of Jesus ... no matter what your Christ-centered community of believers might be.
I read this - this week, "Christianity is not just loving Jesus, but loving Judas too".
The Psalmist in the scripture above - is meditating, not just worshiping.
In his meditation - as he listens to God .. he realizes that life is so temporary and accepts his fragility as a strength NEEDED in life - for proper perspective. He discovers that feeling alone - incapable - inadequate - even hurt and failure can be mere signs of strength not weakness - because God gets bigger as we get smaller.
So, we begin to ask not just for understanding or escape but rather ask God to fill our vacancy with His presence - in our short and fragile journey here.. For instance, we find ourselves understanding and loving those we may not even like or care for - and compassion begins to take control - and becomes a great equalizer in balancing our lives. Circumstances should be considered here too.
Those who know me - know that I love meditating with "country music" and transposing/transferring the meaning toward my love for God as well as all others.
I memorized the words below by Don Williams and sang this to Dolores while she had COVID ... https://youtu.be/qWpcZ_fP6Aw Meditation puts our lives in perspective. Perhaps this "exercise" will bear witness to that! Holding the hand of someone you love or all alone, I would encourage you to "muse" as you listen to this song
( https://youtu.be/qWpcZ_fP6Aw )
