1 你們要稱謝耶和華,求告他的名;在萬民中傳揚他的作為。
2 你們要向他歌唱,歌頌他,講論他一切奇妙的作為。
3 你們要以他的聖名誇耀;願尋求耶和華的人都心裡歡喜。
4 你們要追求耶和華與他的能力,常常尋求他的面。
5 記念他所作的奇事、他的神蹟,和他口裡的判詞。
6 他僕人亞伯拉罕的後裔啊!他所揀選的人,雅各的子孫哪!
7 他是耶和華我們的 神,他的判詞充滿全地。
8 他永遠記念他的約,他記念他所吩咐的話,直到千代,
9 就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約,向以撒所起的誓。
誦讀:以敞開的心緩慢,柔和地讀,小心地聆聽一字一句,細細體味誦讀的每一部分。注意哪些字、句的部分是今天特別為自己的。
默想:在誦讀中,如果發現某一字或某一句對自己有個別意義,就要對這字或句子反覆思想;可能是感動,欣慰,難過等等。
禱告:然後跟神說話。和神互動時,就像你與愛你、接納你的人交往一樣。告訴神你在默想時,在内心深處的自我覺察和發現。
安歇:最後,安歇在神的愛內;在愛我的神的臨在中,我歡愉地安歇著,無論是對話,或是我無言寂靜地安歇著(詩篇131:2)。
筆錄:將心中的思想,剛才的體驗,或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。
另外讀經:使徒行傳3:11-26
彼得對眾人講論醫治瘸腿的因由
1 Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
Read slowly and gently through the passage. Savor each portion of the reading, listening for the “still, small voice” of a word or phrase that somehow says, “I am for you today.”
TAKE in the word or phrase that touches you. Memorize it and slowly repeat it to yourself, allowing it to interact with your inner world of concerns, memories and ideas.
SPEAK to God. Interact with God as you would with one who loves and accepts you. And give to Him what you have discovered in reading and reflection.
REST in God. Rejoicing in the knowledge that God is with you in both words and silence, in spiritual activity and inner receptivity.
Journaling: Write down your experience, any thought, and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.
Suggested Easter Week additional devotional reading: Acts 3:11-26
Peter speaks to the onlookers