{"id":32682,"date":"2019-10-31T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=32682"},"modified":"2020-06-07T20:16:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T19:16:34","slug":"be-still-and-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2019\/10\/be-still-and-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Be still and know – a meditation track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe> \nThis is a meditation based on Psalms\u202c \u202d46:10-11\u202c You can hear it read above via Spotify or on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/podcast\/1484098756\/all\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">other podcast tools<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nBe still, \nAnd Know, \nThat I am God. \nStop, \nPause, \nSit down, \nKneel. \nOr even lie down. \nRest a while, \nBe still.<\/p>\nOr, as you calm your mind, \nCome walk with me.<\/p>\nUnplug the internet, \nCome meet with me.<\/p>\nPut down your phone, \nGaze upon my throne.<\/p>\nAnd as we wander together, \nJust as I did with your first parents, \nIn the cool of the day.<\/p>\nLet your eyes feast, \nOn my grass, \nMy flowers, \nMy trees, \nMy sky, \nMy rivers, \nMy oceans, \nMy mountains, \nMy valleys.<\/p>\nMy sun warms you, \nMy love softening your heart.<\/p>\nMy wind cools you, \nMy breath in your lungs.<\/p>\nSweep away dusty cobwebs, \nAs you breathe, \nIn and Out. \nMy Spirit filling you, \nYour stress leaving you.<\/p>\nNotice the force and pressure, \nConnecting you with the ground beneath. \nFeel the way your body is supported. \nGravity pulls you down. \nThe Earth pushes you up. \nYou cannot fall. \nBy my design. \n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29728\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2018\/07\/IMG_0805-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"> \nI will never let you down. \nI lifted you from sinking sand. \nI placed you on the Rock, \nwhich is higher than you. \nI am your refuge, \nYour stronghold, \nYour salvation. \nIt is my arms that hold you, \nNobody can snatch you away.<\/p>\nAnd as you are still before me, \nKnow who you are, \nKnow who I am.<\/p>\nI am God. \nYou are not.<\/p>\nStill your restless mind. \nAs worries arise, \nJust let them just pass by. \nAs you turn your your gaze to me.<\/p>\nGive your fears to me, \nBecause I care for you.<\/p>\nMy peace that defies understanding, \nEnveloping you in my love.<\/p>\nAre you feeling low? \nI know your pain, \nI carried your griefs. \nYet in your sadness, \nLet my joy spark bringing life.<\/p>\nThe joy of community, \nEternity past to eternity future. \nSpringing up abundantly, \nLove of the Trinity, \nNow poured out to you.<\/p>\nMy joy will be your strength, \nIt will never be extinguished, \nNo matter how much sorrow you face.<\/p>\nSlow down your hurry, \nLet your frustration be still. \nMy peace lasts for eternity. \nOne day, \nI will make all things new. \nLet hope bubble like a fountain, \nNo more pain! \nNo more suffering! \nNo more separation! \nIn just a little while, \nYou will see me face to face. \nAll questions will evaporate, \nAs you bathe in my eternal glory.<\/p>\nBut till that day, \nYour problems are my problems, \nYour sicknesses are mine to heal. \nHim who knew no sin became sin for you. \nI carried them all in my body. \nBroken for you, \nRaised again for you. \nEnthroned on high, \nRuling on high, \nTurning everything, \nYes everything, \nAround for good. \nFor those who love me, \nThose I have called, \nTo be with me, \nFor eternity. \nAnd even now, \nI will be exalted, \nIn all the Earth. \nThat includes you, \nAnd those you love.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OEcEf1dU63\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2018\/06\/slow-down-to-meet-god\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Slow Down to Meet God<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cSlow Down to Meet God\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2018\/06\/slow-down-to-meet-god\/embed\/#?secret=mUpRW6a1qC#?secret=OEcEf1dU63\" data-secret=\"OEcEf1dU63\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2NTkEWq91g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/06\/the-four-pillars-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The four pillars of mental health and wellbeing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe four pillars of mental health and wellbeing\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/06\/the-four-pillars-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing\/embed\/#?secret=QKWSHHU9Ch#?secret=2NTkEWq91g\" data-secret=\"2NTkEWq91g\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"czKIqOLseB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2017\/01\/how-not-to-hear-away-from-me-i-never-knew-you\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">How not to hear \u201caway from me I never knew you!\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMeditation Vs Prayer\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2004\/03\/meditation-vs-prayer\/embed\/#?secret=BENzThE6K4#?secret=lrKyut73Qx\" data-secret=\"lrKyut73Qx\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Coming soon (God willing) \u2013 \u00a0the rest of the series \u201c<a class=\"decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/tag\/jesus-commands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Commands<\/a>\u201d<\/h3>\n<a class=\"decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/tag\/jesus-commands\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27379 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2017\/12\/tombstone-2331172_1920-e1514720860537-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1901887983\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jesus said that if you\u00a0<a class=\"decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/tag\/jesus-commands\/\" target=\"_blank\">obey him<\/a> your life will be established on a firm foundation when the storms come.<\/h3>\nAdrian hopes to be able to return to blogging more regularly soon.<\/strong><\/p>\nFollow the <a class=\"decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/tag\/jesus-commands\/\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>\u00a0to read all the\u00a0articles, or subscribe to our\u00a0newsletter to be notified as they are published. <\/strong><\/p>\nComplete the form in the top of the right hand column, or below if you are visiting on a mobile device.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a meditation based on Psalms\u202c \u202d46:10-11\u202c You can hear it read above via Spotify or on\u00a0other podcast tools. 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