HEART

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,

murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,

false witness, blasphemies: These are the things

which defile a man...

Matthew 15:19

Meditation:

Let me question the common admonition to follow my heart: can my heart always be

trusted?

Affirmation:

The heart of Jesus is my hope for purity.

Prayer:

Today I confess any evil thoughts that occur. I confess them immediately to you,

God, my help, my salvation, and my hope.

MIND

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new

earth: and the former shall not be

remembered, nor come into mind.

Isaiah 65:17

Meditation:

Do I look forward to the transformation of my current reality?

Affirmation:

I am an open witness to God's recreation of all that is.

Prayer:

Lord God, Creator of my mind, may I have the courage to open daily to the

beauty of your Creation.

HEART

He hath made everything beautiful in his time:

also he hath set the world in their heart, so that

no man can find out the work that God maketh from the

beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

Meditation:

Am I accepting that God's work from the beginning to the end is hidden

from me?

Affirmation:

The world is in my heart according to God's will.

Prayer:

Creator God, you are marvelous and powerful to create everything

beautiful in Time, from the beginning to the end.

MIND

A fool uttereth all his mind:

but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

Proverbs 29:11

Meditation:

Do I think it is a virtue to "speak my mind?"

Affirmation:

Today I am able to wait on the Lord before speaking.

Prayer:

Please help me, God, to use good judgement in choosing when and where

to speak my mind.

HEART

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:

bind them about thy neck; write them

upon the table of thine heart.

Proverbs 3:3

Meditation:

If my heart were a pillow, what words might be embroidered on it?

Affirmation:

Mercy and truth are my daily fare by the grace of God.

Prayer:

I am in awe of you, Lord God, for your creations--truth and mercy.

HEART

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide

my commandments with thee; so that thou incline

thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to

understanding...then shalt thou understand the fear

of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2: 1-2,5

Meditation:

What engages my heart energy most of the day?

Affirmation:

I apply my heart energy to understanding God's ways.

Prayer:

I pray, Lord God, for the heart to acknowledge you in all your ways.

HEART

I cried with my whole heart;

hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.

Psalms 119:145

Meditation:

Is my commitment to God supported by the strength of my emotions?

Affirmation:

God hears the cries of my heart.

Prayer:

I admit, Lord God, to longings which run deep and which serve to avoid the true depth

of my need for you.