by Barbara Latta @barbaralatta
I learned 4
lessons from a clay pot during a pottery demonstration.
I watched a potter spin the wheel with his foot. The talented hands worked the clay until it softened enough to form a pliable lump. Even though his hands moved and formed, the clay had to submit to the fingers pressing on it. If the clay was too hard, the bowl he wanted to create would not turn out like he planned.
As Christians, sometimes we hear the word “meditation” and we back off as if we are being pursued by a cult. We associate this practice with New Age religions. But is meditation a bad thing?
The negative
image comes from eastern religions that teach people to empty their minds, hum,
and sit on the floor with their eyes closed.
But meditation
simply means thinking about something. The difference in the benefit (or
damage) is in what we think about.
Give ear to my
words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Listen to the voice of my cry, my King
and my God: for to you I will pray. (Psalm
5:1 AKJV)
We can see from
this Scripture that biblical meditation is thinking about God’s Word and
praying.
