Meditation

Prayer Practices

VAUMC 2025

MEDITATION ON SCRIPTURE: Meditating on a scripture while walking

  1. Choose 1 or 2 verses: Psalms is a good place to start
  2. Write down the scripture to take with you.
  3. Ask the Holy Spirit for openness of heart and a clear mind.
  4. Read and walk.
  5. Ponder on the words.
  6. At the end of the walk, consider what you experienced. You may want to record it in a journal.
  7. Give thanks to God for this time together.

Resource for scriptures: lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu

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Book Links:

Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie J. Thompson 

Habits of a Child’s Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines by Valerie E. Hess and Marti Watson Garlett. 

Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation by Daniel Wolpert.

Creating a Life with God: The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices by Daniel Wolpert.

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster.