¹Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain, ²beautiful in elevation
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.
³Within its citadels God
has shown himself a sure defense.
⁴Then the kings assembled,
they came on together.
⁵As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic, they took to flight;
⁶trembling took hold of them there,
pains as of a woman in labor,
⁷as when an east wind shatters
the ships of Tarshish.
⁸As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the LORD of hosts,
in the city of our God,
which God establishes forever.
Selah
⁹We ponder your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
¹⁰Your name, O God, like your praise,
reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with victory.
¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad,
let the towns of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments.
¹²Walk about Zion, go all around it,
count its towers,
¹³consider well its ramparts;
go through its citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
¹⁴that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will be our guide forever.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying close attention to the deep breath.
• As you pay attention to your breath, allow God to guide you in your breath.
• Let go of any thoughts or to-do list that might keep you from giving your full attention to God.
• Continue to silence any voices and noise around you as you pay attention to your breath.
• Let go of time.
• Seek the guidance of God.
• As you feel freedom from the world around you, seek guidance from God.
• Where do you need guidance today?
• Keep your focus on this one point.
• Stay with your breath and listen for God’s guidance.
• As you time in meditation ends, give thanks to God for this time.
• As you go about your day, take time to stop and listen for God’s guidance.
• Be open to people, places, experiences which might reveal God’s answer to you.
• Be open to the unexpected.
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
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