From the Chaplains
This week in our Chapel services we have been speaking about meditation. The idea of learning to stop and be still, to let go of concerns, thoughts and all those things in our heads which demand so much of our mental time, and not always in a helpful way.
Every spiritual tradition has the practice of stillness/meditation. A practice that invites us to learn to be still, to do this without judgement of the self, it is a practice of self-acceptance. A practice which acknowledges those thoughts/concerns that consume us and for a moment, learn to say no to them and yes to us. Yes to breathing and stopping, to accepting where we are now at this moment. Breath entering and leaving our bodies, bringing attention to our bodies in the here and now.
Meditation like spirituality is not about rising above life and our world, rather it is about learning to be still within life and within ourselves. Whilst we are currently in lockdown, the idea of stopping and being still may seem unhelpful, but perhaps more than ever we need this time. A time to let go of our screens, to let go of our concerns, to let go of our fears and frustrations, and to simply be in this moment. To be still with ourselves and the Divine One.
My prayer, God, is that you would enable us to practise or explore stillness – that we might learn to be still and practise self-acceptance and self-love. Be with us all!
We pray especially for our Year 12 students as they have started their trials; bless them and be with them. May they trust in their abilities, trust in their hard work and not sweat the small things. Bless and protect them we pray.
Blessings in Christ
Rev Lorenzo