Meditations For The Metro

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Thomas with music by Roze Sound. Passages: These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.  1 And he said, "Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death." 2 Jesus said, "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When h...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Second Chronicles in The Old Testament and from the writings of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, with music by Matt Wigton. Passage: “If people will humble themselves, pray, seek Me, and turn away from wickedness, I will hear from heaven, forgive them, and heal their land.” —2 Chronicles 7:14 Perspective: “Prayer is an act of humility, of connection. Reach...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of John in The New Testament and from the writings of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, with music by Falls. Passage: “Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternity.” —John 12:25 Perspective: “Only those have reached the ground in themselves and have become aware of the depths of life, who hav...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Luke in The New Testament and from the writings of Peggy O’Mara, with music by DeHartmann. Passage: "It would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with weights tied around your neck than to cause a child to stumble. So watch yourselves." —Luke 17:2 Perspective: "The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice." —Peggy O'Mara Music: “Duom...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Philippians in The New Testament and from the writings of Prentice Mulford, with music by Acreage. Passage: “My loved ones, carry out your own salvation with awe and trembling.” —Philippians 2:12 Perspective: “In the spiritual life every person is his or her own discoverer, and you need not grieve if your discoveries are not believed in by others. It is yo...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Deuteronomy in The Old Testament and from the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, with music by EVOE. Passage: ”You have been set apart unto the Lord your God, who chose you to be a peculiar people among all the creatures of the earth.” —Deuteronomy 14:2 Perspective: “Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and So...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Psalms in The Old Testament and from the writings of Terence McKenna, with music by Markus Huber. Passage: “God above does whatever God pleases. Our idols are material, made by our hands. Idols cannot feel, walk, or speak. Those who trust in them will become like them.” —Psalm 115:3-4 Perspective: “Chaos is what we've lost touch with. This is why it i...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Ecclesiastes in The Old Testament and from the writings of Dwight Thompson, with music by Anthony Catacoli. Passage: “All things are futile, more than one can describe; the eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing. What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is noth...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Albert Einstein, with music by Cody Martin. Passage: “God sits above the circle of the earth. Its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. God stretches out the heavens like a curtain, spreading them like a tent to dwell in.” —Isaiah 40:22 Perspective: “The human mind, no matter how highly trained, cannot gras...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Isaiah in The Old Testament and from the writings of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, with music by Lone Canyon. Passage: “I have upheld you since your birth, and have carried you since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you.” —Isaiah 46:3-4 Perspective: “There's an age, Mis...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Acts in The New Testament and from the writings of Eknath Easwaran, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: “Paul and Barnabas had such a sharp disagreement that they decided to part ways. Barnabas went with Mark and sailed for Cyprus. Paul and Silas also left. They were commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.” —Acts 15:39-41 Perspective:...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Proverbs in The Old Testament and from the writings of Langston Hughes, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: “In their hearts, people plan their destination, but the Lord directs their steps.” —Proverbs 16:9 Perspective: “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” ―Langston Hughes...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of John Muir, with music by Moments. Passage: “Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall wear. Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his gl...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Romans in The New Testament and from the writings of Madeleine L'Engle, with music by The Stolen Orchestra. Passage: “Our gifts and God’s calling are never rescinded.” —Romans 11:29 Perspective: “We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.” ―Madeleine L'Engle Music: “Finding You” by The Stolen Orchestra Narrator: Ryan Phipps

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of James in The New Testament and from the writings of Emily D. Edwards, with music by Stephen Keech. Passage: “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed.” —James 5:16 Perspective: “Every individual’s journey is different. No two things work exactly the same. You will make many mistakes. Take ownership that you made...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Ecclesiastes in The Old Testament and from the writings of Jonathan Sacks, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: "All rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is never full. To whatever place the rivers flow, There they continue to flow again." —Ecclesiastes 1:7 Perspective: “God has given us many faiths but only one world in which to co-exist. May your wor...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Job in The Old Testament and from the writings of Andrew Boyd, with music by Moments. Passage: “When Job's three friends heard about the troubles that had befallen him, they went to visit him so that they might sit with him in his suffering.” —Job 2:11 Perspective: “When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you ca...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Proverbs in The Old Testament and from the writings of Roy T. Bennett, with music by The Stolen Orchestra. Passage: “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but blessed is the one who has friends that are as close as family.” —Proverbs 18:4 Perspective: “Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Hosea in The Old Testament and from the writings of Pema Chödrön, with music by Stephen Keech. Passage: “Come, let us return unto the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has wounded us but he will bandage us.” —Hosea 6:1 Perspective: "Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Acts in The New Testament and from the writings of Michael Pollan, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: “They ate together in each other’s homes, happy to share their food with joyful hearts. They were liked by all the people, and the Lord added to their numbers daily.” —Acts 2:46-47 Perspective: “The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical proces...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Mark in The New Testament and from the writings of William James, with music by Moments Passage: Jesus said, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more.” —Mark 4:24 Perspective: “Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.” —William James Music...

Today’s meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of Viktor Frankl, with music by Lost Ghosts. Passage: “Why do you point out the speck of sawdust in someone else’s eye and pay no attention to the plank of wood in your own eye?” —Matthew 7:3 Perspective: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s at...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Corinthians in The New Testament and from the writings of Harper Lee, with music by EVOE. Passage: “I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling.” —1 Corinthians 2:3 Perspective: “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Timothy in The New Testament and from the writings of M. Night Shyamalan, with music by The Stolen Orchestra. Passage: “Fan into flame the embers of the spirit in you. It is not a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” —2 Timothy 1:6-7 Perspective: “Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the fu...

Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of Malachi in The Old Testament and from the writings of Thomas Merton, with music by Outside The Sky. Passage: “Don’t we all come from one Father? Aren’t we all created by the same God? So why can’t we get along? Why do we desecrate this promise that binds us together?” —Malachi 2:10 Perspective: "We are one; we only imagine that we are not.” —Thomas Merton...