Psalms 46
Updated: Oct 29, 2018
As you enjoy your Sabbath this week, I invite you to focus on the words of
Ps 46:10 by trying this quiet activity. It is called “The Prayer of Repetition and Reduction”. It's a way of praying scripture. It uses a brief passage which then is repeated in a gradually reduced form until only one word remains.
-Begin by finding a quiet place (if you can).
-Sit in a relaxed and comfortable posture that will allow you to engage with God’s words for at least ten minutes.
-Gently and slowly repeat the words from Ps 46:10.
-Pray it slowly and deeply from your heart. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” (Colossians 3:16).
-Rest quietly and hold the last word from each phrase in your heart as an echo.
-Allow God to speak to you about the reality of each word by pausing on it for at least 30 seconds.
-Continue on to read the next shorter phrase one at a time and pausing on the last word of each phrase.
-The repetition can be continued by rebuilding the phrase to its original form.
Psalm 46:10 NRSV
Be still, and know that I am God!
Be still, and know that I am.
Be still, and know.
Be still.
Be.
Be still.
Be still, and know.
Be still, and know that I am.
Be still, and know that I am God!
**(Optionally continue the repetition rebuilding the phrase, as in example above)
**You can also do a similar prayer with Deuteronomy 6:5
Additional Resources on Silence: https://www.soulshepherding.org/silence/
Rest, Personal Retreat, Sabbaticals: https://youtu.be/QGxkxW9X__0