Meditations For The Metro

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Second Timothy in The New Testament and from the writings of Stephen Covey, with music by Acreage. Passage: I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. —2 Timothy 1:5 Perspective: Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen wit...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Corinthians in The New Testament and from the writings of Isaac Newton, with music by Moments. Passage: God is not the author of confusion but of peace. —First Corinthians 14:3 Perspective: Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. ―Isaac Newton Music: “Within Yourself” by Moments Narrator: Ryan...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Thessalonians in The New Testament and from the writings of Robert Ingersoll, with music by Quiet Lake. Passage: Examine all things; retain that which is good. —First Thessalonians 5:21 Perspective: The doctrine that future happiness depends upon belief is monstrous. It is the infamy of infamies. The notion that faith in Christ is to be rewarded by a...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of Saint Augustine, with music by Kurtis Parks. Passage: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. —Matthew 11:28 Perspective: Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee. —Saint Augustine Music: “Friendship And En...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, with music by Moments. Passage: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord… that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths. —Isaiah 2:3 Perspective: Radiant is the world soul, full of splendor and beauty, full of life, of souls hidden, of treasures of the ho...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Proverbs in The Old Testament and from the writings of Albert Camus, with music by Kurtis Parks. Passage: One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there are also friends who are as reliable as family. —Proverbs 18:24 Perspective: Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead. Walk beside me… just be my frie...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of John in The New Testament and from the writings of Ray Bradbury, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. —John 14:27 Perspective: “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies . . . It doesn't matte...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of John in The New Testament and from the writings of Rabindranath Tagore, with music by Shimmer. Passage: “The saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” —John 4:37-38 Perspective: The one who plants trees, knowing...

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Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Exodus in The Old Testament and from the writings of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with music by Cody Martin. Passage: Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appea...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Second Timothy in The New Testament and from the writings of Gustav Mahler, with music by Fair Frame. Passage: For this reason, I am reminding you to fan the flame of God’s gift, which you received. —2 Timothy 1:6 Perspective: Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ―Gustav Mahler Music: “Hope” by Fair Frame Narrator: Ryan Phip...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of Mokokoma Mokhonoana, with music by Stephen Keech. Passage: Peter got down out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” —Matthew 14:29-32 Perspective: To most human beings, wind is an irritation. To...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Proverbs in The Old Testament and from the writings of Cassandra Clare, with music by Moments. Passage: The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord. —Proverbs 20:27 Perspective: Whatever you are physically... male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy--all those things matter less than what your heart contains. All those other things, they are the glass t...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Samuel in The Old Testament and from the writings of Albert Schweitzer, with music by In This World. Passage: Whenever the tormenting spirit troubled Saul, David would play the harp, the evil spirit would go away, and Saul would feel better. —1 Samuel 16:23 Perspective: There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats. ―Albert S...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Hebrews in The New Testament and from the writings of Lionel Shriver, with music by Moments. Passage: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. —Hebrews 13:8 Perspective: Change is like that: you are no longer where you were; you are not yet where you will get; you are nowhere exactly. ―Lionel Shriver Music: “Here With You” by Moments Narrato...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Corinthians in The New Testament and from the writings of Neem Karoli Baba, with music by Alsever Lake. Passage: I discipline my body, training it to do what it should. —1 Corinthians 9:27 Perspective: A learned man and a fool are alike as long as there is attachment and ego in the physical body. ―Neem Karoli Baba Music: “Picture This” by Alsever Lak...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Second Corinthians in The New Testament and from the writings of Rasheed Ogunlaru, with music by Moments. Passage: These bodies of ours, though made of clay, are filled with treasure. —2 Corinthians 4:7 Perspective: There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes and look and you'll be dazzled by it. But it's nothing if you fail to see the mag...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Deuteronomy in The Old Testament and from the writings of Ravindra Shukla, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: How could one person chase off a thousand in battle? How could two people make ten thousand flee for their lives? Only because the Lord handed them over. —Deuteronomy 32:30 Perspective: When people of similar frequencies come togethe...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Hosea in The Old Testament and from the writings of Graham Greene, with music by Lost Ghosts. Passage: I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face— in their misery they will earnestly seek me. —Hosea 5:15 Perspective: Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable si...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Timothy in The New Testament and from the writings of Brennan Manning, with music by Shimmer. Passage: I exhort, then, first of all, that supplication, prayer, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people– for kings, and all who are in authority, that we might lead quiet and peaceable lives in godliness and gravity. —1 Timothy 2:1-2 Perspect...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Luke in The New Testament and from the writings of Joey Curtis, with music by Moments. Passage: What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops. —Luke 12:3 Perspective: Life shapes us whether we like it or not. It's the choices we make in the dark...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Kings in The Old Testament and from the writings of Rumi, with music by Work Brunch. Passage: The Lord was not in the wind, and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake, and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire, and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. And out of the silence the voice of God sp...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of Vincent van Gogh, with music by Cast of Characters. Passage: Everyone who keeps asking will receive. Everyone who keeps searching will find. And everyone who keeps knocking will have the door opened. —Matthew 7:8 Perspective: If I cease searching, then, woe is me, I am lost. —Vincent van Gogh Music: “...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Saint Jerome, with music by Moments. Passage: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. —Isaiah 1:17 Perspective: Someone may ask, “How is justice greater than all the other virtues?” The other virtues gratify the one who poss...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Psalms in The Old Testament and from the writings of Carl Sagan, with music by Sean Daugherty. Passage: When I look up at the heavens, the moon and the stars that you set in place, what are human beings that you think about them and care for them? You’ve made them only a little lower than God, crowning them with glory and honor. —Psalm 8:3-5 Perspecti...