Been
getting ready for church (it's Sunday morning here in New Zealand), breakfast has happened, with nothing
"pressing-to-do" I've been reading, ruminating, and summarizing my
thoughts . . . I started with Psalm 90:12 . . .
Why not read along, and have a co-ruminate with me . . .
- Hey, you could even post (in the comments section below) your ruminating; not merely a critique of mine, share your rumination with some of it's "meditative-voice" . . .
Cheers - JD
5 comments:
Reminds me of the saying, "Still waters run deep".
An unusual verb to be using in this context this particular month.
The wisdom of God surpasses all of man's lofty proclamations, because He sees around corners and we only think we see around corners!
Jesus was the wisdom of God and therefore the deepest conviction we can have. Let him flow through our hearts. We number our days (memento mori) and grasp the preciousness of the gift of life.
A contrarian exegesis: if we focus our thinking on a "mindless" task such as numbering off the days we've lived, we are more likely to hear the still clear voice of our heart.
In the undisciplined life, we allow our mind to dart from one shiny object to the next, babbling meaningless hopes and fears and overwhelming the voice of the spirit. By concentrating our thinking capacity on a simple repetitive task we can dim this anarchic chatter and tune in to the voice of wisdom.
Perhaps the Psalmist is suggesting that meditation is not just an eastern construct?
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