Meditation: The Open Vessel

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Welcome.

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This is a guided meditative prayer.

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I invite you to experiment

on the words of Christ.

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When he invited us to pray always,

and to have a prayer in our hearts.

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In this meditation, we will be using

what is called the prayer cycle.

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I am open.

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I am receiving.

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I am grateful.

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I am loving and I am giving.

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The blessing of learning to

meditate is in the practice of

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being present in the moment.

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So when you find your mind

wandering off, which it will.

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Simply practice, bringing

yourself back to breath.

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and the affirmation I am open.

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Please find a space that is

quiet somewhere where you can

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slow down and rest comfortably.

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And be still.

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Like you do in prayer.

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You may want to begin as you do in prayer.

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To your loving heavenly father

in the name of Jesus Christ,

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inviting his spirit to be with you.

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Let's breathe in.

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Through your nose.

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Softening the belly.

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Exhale through the nose slowing down.

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Slowing down your breath.

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Slowing down your heart.

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And your mind.

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Exhale.

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Imagine letting go of tension and

fears and the noise of the world.

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As you enter into.

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This sacred space.

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Like a sacred grove

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Breathing in and relaxing.

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Let go.

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Relaxing to your body.

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Relax into the floor.

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And allow yourself to be held here.

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To be loved.

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To be open.

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To be open to truth that

you are of infinite worth.

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You are a child of God.

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Loved.

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Healed.

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And known by him.

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Breathing in.

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Settling into your body.

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This tabernacle of clay.

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And exhale.

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Releasing.

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And relaxing.

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Now.

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Bring your focus to your heart.

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Your heart.

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This beautiful vessel.

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Capable of so much love.

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Soften it.

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Soften it to.

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The words of Christ to his love.

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Twice a Toman.

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Soften.

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And open.

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Breathe into your heart center.

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And imagine your heart

and earth and vessel.

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Opening it.

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Taking off the lid.

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And allow this warm healing light.

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To pour in.

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Let it pour in chasing out darkness.

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Sadness.

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Heaviness.

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And see that light come washing

through you into the heart.

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Washing out those things

that trouble, your heart.

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Breathing in.

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I am an open vessel.

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I am open to receiving the love of God,

his light, his peace into my heart.

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I am grateful.

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I am loving and accepting

what is in my heart.

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I am giving.

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Reflecting his light.

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Sharing his love abundantly.

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Um, breathing in.

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This time, opening your mind.

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Your brain and your intellect.

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Opening as this warm healing

light pours into your mind.

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Hushing the noise.

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And the chatter.

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Oh, since a calmness and a

stillness, let it wash over.

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You.

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Excelling and letting go.

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Soothing.

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Yeah.

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As those things that trope

your mind gently fade away.

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I am an open vessel.

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I am receiving his love.

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His light and his peace into my mind.

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They flow through me.

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I am grateful.

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I am loving and accepting my body.

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I am giving.

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Um, breathing out.

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And relaxing deeper into your body.

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And allow yourself to be held here.

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To be loved.

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To be open.

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To the truth.

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Have your infinite worth.

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You are his.

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He has healed you.

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He knows you.

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Breathing in.

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Into this tabernacle of clay.

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Opening from your head.

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All the way to your toes,

softening your face.

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Your shoulders, your back.

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Your hips.

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Your legs all the way to your toes.

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This light.

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His love.

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His peace flowing

through you like a river.

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Breathing in.

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I am an open vessel.

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I am receiving his love.

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I am grateful for his peace.

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I am giving.

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Freely to those around me.

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That which is of God is light.

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And as I receive light and

continue in the old Lord.

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I receive more light.

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And that light grows brighter.

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And brighter.

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And the river continues to flow.

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I am an open vessel.

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I received truth.

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Knowledge and understanding.

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That chases out darkness from me.

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I am full of light.

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His love.

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His peace.

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I am grateful.

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Grateful for my savior.

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I am loving.

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My heart overflows with, I love.

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I am giving.

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Breathing in.

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Continue to relax into your body.

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This beautiful tabernacle of clay.

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Continue to exhale and let go.

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Allow yourself to be held.

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To be loved.

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To be beloved.

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To be open.

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Receiving truth.

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The truth that you are of infinite worth.

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Who are his child?

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He holds you.

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He loves you.

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He has healed you.

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And you are known.

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By him.

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Breathing in.

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Settling in to that truth.

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That space.

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That prayer.

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Excelling.

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With gratitude.

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Today.

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I am open.

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Opening my mind.

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And my heart.

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And my life.

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To those things of light and joy.

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Peace and love.

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That I might contain that,

which is greater than myself.

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The love and the light of Jesus Christ.

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Today.

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I choose.

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To be the open vessel.

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Open heart.

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Open mind.

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Open.

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To a life full of his light.

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And his love.

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To be open to truth to those

things that I don't know yet.

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That I may contain that,

which is greater than myself.

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To hold.

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And to flow freely.

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His charity.

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His perfect love.

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His light.

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That is so bright.

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This is where I leave you

to finish your prayer.