A meditation for delight, which can be used in the morning to bring attention and intention to your day or in the evening to ponder on the treasures of delight you discovered.
"My soul delights in the things of the Lord. And my heart ponders continually on the things which I have seen and heard." 2 Nephi 4:16
That sounds like always having a prayer of delight in your heart.
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Welcome to the Creative Spiritual Journey Meditation for Delight
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The prophet Nephi in the Book of Mormon said, "My soul delights
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in the things of the Lord, and my heart ponders continually on the
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things which I have seen and heard."
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That is what we're gonna create space for in this meditation.
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Now, this meditation can be done in the mornings to open your eyes and
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your ears and our hearts and our hands to receive delight and allow
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it to, arise joy within our souls.
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And it will also bring an awareness to the beautiful gifts
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of delight that are all around us
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this meditation can also be done in the evening as a return and report
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humbly in prayer before the Lord
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With our hearts overflowing with joys and delights that we
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had gathered throughout the day
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As we relax into a space of quietness, creating space for
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pondering, a state of stillness
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Begin with just simply breathing in.
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Nice deep breath
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And exhaling out
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As you breathe in, I want you to just ponder on the word delight
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Exhale out, chasing out darkness
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Breathing in delight
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Do I even bring a smile to your face?
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Exhale out, chasing away not only darkness, but those things
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that trouble your heart and mind
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Taking the
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scales off of our eyes and out of our ears, those things that
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block us receiving, having a soft and open receptive heart and mind
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For it's in our heart and our mind that we're going to ponder
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upon the things of the Lord
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What are the things of the Lord that you delight in?
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Have you ever thought of prayer?
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Instead of being Checklist Pleading
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To actually let go of an outcome and delight in the Lord's will Maybe
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even an anticipation of what gifts of delight will you find today?
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Coming to this space as an open vessel
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Give you a moment just to ponder upon what brings you delight
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in the things of the Lord
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Do you find delight in the Word of God
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found in the scriptures or found spoken by prophets?
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Inspired leaders
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Creating in light and delight and enlightenment
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Breathing out, chasing out the darkness
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Do you find delight in the Lord in sacred spaces, worship, reverence?
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Witnessing the miracles of life
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Birth, A renewing
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A healing
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Do delight in the Sabbath, a day set apart to just rest
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Do you delight?
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and the loved ones around you
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cherishing
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Serving, ministering, caring, nurturing, All actions of expressing delight
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Delight in the things that the Lord is Bringing to our attention
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what is precious to our soul
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delight is a deep and sacred feeling of joy and gladness that arises
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when something touches our heart
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I choose to ponder upon the things of delight
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I feel my heart overflowing with the light
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My soul delights in the things of the Lord
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what delighted your eyes today?
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What did you see?
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Sometimes we think that it has to be beyond the spectacular,
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epic, majestic to stir our senses.
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But it can be as small as a wildflower
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A ray of sunlight just striking the clouds in a certain way
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Or a beautiful autumn leaf.
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These small and simple things that delight your soul
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today I choose to see and ponder upon delight
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I feel my heart overflowing with delight in the small and simple,
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the beautiful, the grand, all of these creations Our precious
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they enlighten my soul
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I'd like for you to ponder on what you heard today.
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, what things of delight
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Songs of a bird
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The sounds of night The chirp of Crickets The sounds of Laughter
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The rhythm of your breathing
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The delight of silence
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The whisperings of the spirit
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Not all delights are audible
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or visual.
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Many awaken the other senses.
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Let's ponder upon those
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What awakened your senses today and filled you with wonder?
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Heartfelt enjoyment
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Someone or something cherished you paused long enough to pay attention to
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I choose to ponder on the delights I hear, feel, taste, touch, experience
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I feel delight
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My soul delights in the things of the Lord, and my heart ponders continually
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on the things which I have seen and heard and have taken into my very soul
