Meditations For The Metro

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Psalms in The Old Testament and from the writings of E.F. Schumacher, with music by Wild Wonder. Passage: The entrance of thy words giveth light; and understanding unto the simple. —Psalm 119:130 Perspective: Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposit...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Second Timothy in The New Testament and from the writings of John Green, with music by Craig Allen Fravel. Passage: God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. —2 Timothy 1:7 Perspective: There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't. ―John Green Music: “Lucid Dreams” by Craig Allen Fravel Na...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Romans in The New Testament and from the writings of Suzy Kassem, with music by Cristina Scannicchio. Passage: I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. —Romans 7:15 Perspective: Everybody has a little bit of the sun and moon in them. Everybody has a little bit of man, woman, and animal in them. Darks and light...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Habakkuk in The Old Testament and from the writings of Nayyirah Waheed, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. —Habakkuk 2:14 Perspective: If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air. —Nayyirah Waheed Music: “Resonance...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Proverbs in The Old Testament and from the writings of Byron, with music by Acreage. Passage: A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. —Proverbs 17:22 Perspective: Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine. ―Byron Music: “Motions” by Acreage Narrator: Ryan Phipps

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of John Muir, with music by Setah. Passage: You will go out in joy and be led back in peace. The land itself will break out in cheers; The mountains and the hills will erupt in song, and the trees of the field will clap to the rhythm of nature. —Isaiah 55:12 Perspective: Climb the mountains and get their go...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Louisa Thomsen Brits, with music by Chelsea McGough. Passage: I am the Lord who comforts you. —Isaiah 51:12 Perspective: Hygge offers space for both reverie and relatedness. The heat of an open fire draws us close. Its shadow gives us a place to hide and softens our gaze. ―Louisa Thomsen Brits Music: “Re...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Genesis in The Old Testament and from the writings of Mary Oliver, with music by Cloud Wave. Passage: In the beginning God made the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was everywhere; and the Spirit of God was brooding over the face of the waters. —Genesis 1:1-2 Perspective: Someone I loved once gave me a box full of...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Exodus in The Old Testament and from the writings of Stanley Hauerwas, with music by Kurtis Parks. Passage: The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. —Exodus 33:11 Perspective: Friendship, if it is the friendship of God, is to be characterized by fidelity in which you are even willing to tell the friend the truth...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Romans in The New Testament and from the writings of Eknath Easwaran, with music by Stephen Keech. Passage: To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. —Romans 8:6 Perspective: Unless we train it, the very nature of the mind is to keep on hopping from one thing to another, almost at random. The mind can be ve...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Julian of Norwich, with music by Wes Taylor. Passage: “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you” says the Lord. —Isaiah 42:14 Perspective: God showed me this truth in all things, saying, “It is I. I am the power and the Goodness of the Father, I am the Wisdom of the Mother, I am the Light an...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Peter in The New Testament and from the writings of Dean Koontz, with music by Lincoln Davis. Passage: If Christ suffered, so will we. This has a purpose. For in our suffering, we learn to live for God’s will rather than for our own. —1 Peter 4:1-2 Perspective: Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of los...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Romans in The New Testament and from the writings of Kahlil Gibran, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: Suffering brings perseverance, which brings character, which brings hope. There is no shame in this, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. —Romans 5:3-5 Perspective: When you love you should not sa...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Proverbs in The Old Testament and from the writings of Brittin Oakman, with music by Kurtis Parks. Passage: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. —Proverbs 4:23 Perspective: I lied and said I was busy. I was busy; but not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing irrational...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Ecclesiastes in The Old Testament and from the writings of Rumi, with music by Falls. Passage: The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Psalms in The Old Testament and from the writings of Leah Raeder, with music by Dreamware. Passage: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. —Psalm 34:18 Perspective: Kintsugi is a pottery technique. When something breaks, like a vase, they glue it back together with melted gold. Instead of making the cracks invisib...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Zechariah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Steve Maraboli, with music by Acreage. Passage: God says, “I will refine people like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them.” I will say, “These are my people,” and they will say, “We have found God.” —Zechariah 13:9 Perspective: Life doesn’t get eas...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Luke in The New Testament and from the writings of John Steinbeck, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: News about Jesus spread, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew from them, going to lonely places to pray. —Luke 5:15-16 Perspective: All great and precious things are lonely. —J...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of St. Augustine, with music by Falls. Passage: The mouth reveals what the heart is full of. —Matthew 12:34 Perspective: Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? I am a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of my head are easier by far to count than my feelings, the movements of my heart. —S...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First John in The New Testament and from the writings of Donald Miller, with music by Hale. Passage: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. —1 John 1:8 Perspective: When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. ―Donald Miller  Music: “Flutter” by Hale Narrator: Ryan Phipps

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Ecclesiastes in The Old Testament and from the writings of Lao Tzu, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. —Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 Perspective: Life is a series of natural a...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Hebrews in The New Testament and from the writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky, with music by Makenna Susan. Passage: Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of of the One to whom we must answer. —Hebrews 4:13 Perspective: Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of Christian Wiman, with music by A Thousand Words. Passage: Those who humble themselves like a little child will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 18:4 Perspective: So long as your ambition is to stamp your existence upon existence, your nature on nature, then your a...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Philippians in The New Testament and from the writings of Shannon L. Alder, with music by Moments. Passage: Do everything without grumbling and complaining so that you may be like pure, innocent children, shining like lights in the darkness. —Philippians 2:14-15 Perspective: Sometimes, it is how you shine in the darkness during other people's misery that i...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Colossians in The New Testament and from the writings of Peter Gabriel, with music by TAYME. Passage: For in him all things were made: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. All things have were made through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all parts become one. —Colossians 1:16-17 Perspective: So we think we really live...