Someone dear to me was singing while I recorded (6/22/2020)

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An invitation to observe an instance of meditation, this time on a walk.  How do you see meaning emerge, for a passage, chapter, or book?  It makes me happy to keep going back to the fountain (of Psalm 119) to linger with a text from Scripture.

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It was an assignment among friends to re-state a sentence from our text.  I found it impacted me to sing my paraphrase.  Here is the source text, as translated.   https://biblehub.com/parallel/revelation/1-3.htm.  When will you linger next over a verse?

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If conversations with a Christian is new to you, hang on till the end.  Pretty early on it may sound that I am being critical of an author who I have to admit was helpful to me.  I found that this author's techniques and rationale were useful, to a point.  When I noticed myself taking a detour from deeper convictions, my direction was restored when I made a point of remembering Christian basics!  Winter 2023

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This is a concept from the Christian scriptures.  If there is life lived with God's grace prominent and effective after salvation, that is to be contrasted with a period of life dominated by compromise and "self".  This is me "thinking out loud" for the purpose of meditation (but while driving alone in our car).

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  The last line of this segment is worth noting.   

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A window into her soul, or at least her mind as Beth attempts prayer

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This segment has a devotional aspect, using the circumstances of the story to remember the difference between joy and happiness.

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Beth's cloud is lifting, self

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She doesn't "get it" in a sustained change, but this is her first confession.   

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