Episode 1098 “Quiet Gravity”
Today’s meditation comes from The Book Of First Timothy in The New Testament and from the writings of Brennan Manning, with music by Shimmer.
Passage: I exhort, then, first of all, that supplication, prayer, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people– for kings, and all who are in authority, that we might lead quiet and peaceable lives in godliness and gravity. —1 Timothy 2:1-2
Perspective: While there is much we may have earned--our degree and our salary, our home and garden, a Miller Lite and a good night's sleep--all this is possible only because we have been given so much: life itself, eyes to see and hands to touch, a mind to shape ideas, and a heart to beat with love. We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt. This and so much more is sheer gift; it is not reward for our faithfulness, our generous disposition, or our heroic life of prayer. Even our fidelity is a gift. ―Brennan Manning
Music: “Pages” by Shimmer
Narrator: Ryan Phipps