By Kaye Cooper
Jesus said, “Feed your soul? What do you think that means? How do you feed your soul?”
Feeding your soul is prayerful contemplation of beauty goodness and truth. Contemplation of higher values such as loyalty, friendship, forgiveness, patience, tolerance, etc. all qualify. It is a process of thinking about and choosing elevated concepts of morality (what is right or wrong) and moral behavior. You water your soul by opening it to inspiration from spirit. You feed it with moral processing of experience.
As I pondered the injunction to feed your soul, it occurred to me that Jesus was the bread of life. What nourishes our souls is seeing the goodness of God lived out in our world. The ultimate revelation of God was Jesus. So, recalling the way Jesus revealed the goodness of God in his life would feed our souls. I think meditating on the qualities that Jesus displayed when he walked this earth would also feed our souls. So let’s try that now. Here is a list of some of the qualities that Jesus displayed. You may think of others. Choose one from this list or one of your own to use in this activity.
Consider the list of “Jesus’ Qualities”
Get comfortable, relax and sit back. Breathe deeply and comfortably from your abdomen. Now, go to your soul. Raise your hand to your chin and as you lower it, slip onto your soul. Continue to breathe from your abdomen and sense your morontia mind, the place where your Adjuster has recreated every good decision you have ever made, every good thought you have had, every truth you have recognized, every beautiful image you have seen, all the love you have given and all the love you have received. It is all there in your soul. Your soul is beautiful and filled with spirit. When you feel like smiling, let that smile bloom naturally on your face and in your soul.
Now meditate on the Jesus quality you have chosen. Allow the feeling of that quality to blossom in your soul and spread throughout your body. Be open to understanding, insight, and illumination about the quality that fills your body and soul. You may want to have a dialogue with spirit about this quality. You may want to ask periodically during this time for more enlightenment on this quality.
I will give you time to meditate on your chosen characteristic. I will stop the music when the time is up.
[Use Land of Merlin by Jon Mark]