Earlier this year, I taught a Sunday School lesson on Biblical Meditation. The lesson focused on God’s call for His people to meditate on His word, and the benefits of doing so. The Bible is clear that Christians are called to meditate on God’s word, but it doesn’t provide any clear information regarding specific techniques that should be used. At the end of this lesson, I walked my adult Sunday school class through an example of how I might meditate on a particular scripture. Many people would call it a Christian Guided Meditation.

The class loved the exercise and several asked if I would record it for them to use again. I did record it, but before I gave it to them, I gave a copy to my pastor. Because meditation is also a major component of the New Age movement, and of many Eastern religions, I wanted to make sure that I was doing the right thing. I was certainly comfortable meditating in that way myself, and I was comfortable sharing with people that this is how I meditate, but I wasn’t comfortable setting some new precedent in Christian meditation.

At this same time, my pastor was preparing a message on Taking Time to Enjoy Our Relationship with Christ and finding God in the quiet–being still so that we can hear from Him. After listening to the meditation I recorded, he told me that he thought it was very scripturally sound and encouraged me to produce more of them.

After much thought and prayer, I decided that the best way to present these Guided Christian Meditations was through a web site where I could post them as I wrote and recorded them. That site is Mindful Worship – Christian Guided Meditations for a Closer Walk with Him.

I haven’t advertised the site at all, but several people have stumbled on it and have sent me some very positive feedback. I guess that it’s time for me to start letting people know this resource is available.

If you have been looking to add a new dimension to your prayer life, Bible study, worship, or just want to relax with God, I want to encourage you to check this out. If you do, be sure to let me know what you think!