All other Taketime meditations are based on Bible passages, but this is a sample session or can be used for pastoral situations.
Sit and relax…
Try sharing this meditation with others by using the script below:
Picture yourself looking out across a great lake.
The sky is blue, the sun is warm and all you can hear are the seagulls above, and the water lapping around your feet.
There is no one around except for Jesus, see him as he walks towards you and hear him as he greets you by name.
By the water’s edge is a large flat rock and Jesus invites you to sit with him on the rock, looking out across the water.
Now he invites you to share with him in the silence of your heart, whatever is on your mind. Just take this opportunity now.
[wait about 25 seconds whilst praying for the person you are leading]
And now listen as Jesus responds to what you have shared. Hear him speak your name and be open to his response.
[wait about 15 seconds whilst praying]
Hold on to anything that Jesus has shared with you and very gently bring yourself back to this time and this place.
[Don’t ask people what they experienced, but perhaps ask if it was helpful. They may tell you if they want to, but their conversation was between them and Jesus.]
Continuing your journey
- Savour the Calm: Take a moment to simply be.
- Daily Practice: Make Taketime a part of your daily routine. Even a few minutes can make a difference.
- Deepen Your Experience: Revisit meditations that resonate with you. Each time, you may discover new insights.
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What is Taketime?
Taketime offers free, Bible based, Christ centred, mindfulness meditations which use simple, focused prayer.
Accessible to everyone—especially those exploring faith—these guided meditations, originally inspired by Saint Ignatius, help you to both speak and listen to God. In this way they help with spiritual growth and stress reduction.
Joining a local or online Taketime group also enables you to develop spiritually as part of a safe and welcoming community, which focuses on scripture and experience, not doctrine.
Originally developed in a prison chaplaincy context, these Christian meditations are now also used extensively in Churches, Schools, Prisons, Hospitals, Hospices and Later-life Chaplaincies as well as in spiritual exploration, discipleship and development.