Two suggestions today, both ways to reflect on life ...
Here's the text of Psalm 61 again. Why not sit with it - read it through a couple or three times, and see which word or phrase 'jumps out' at you.
Then read that word or phrase, slowly, a few times.
What about it made it stand out for you? Were you expecting it to? Does it tell you anything new - about this psalm, or about yourself?
1
Hear my crying, O God, ♦
and listen to my prayer.
2
From the end of the earth I call to you with fainting heart; ♦
O set me on the rock that is higher than
I.
3
For you are my refuge, ♦
a strong tower against the enemy.
4
Let me dwell in your tent for ever
♦
and take refuge under the cover of your
wings.
5
For you, O God, will hear my vows;
♦
you will grant the request of those who
fear your name.
6
You will add length of days to the life of the king, ♦
that his years may endure throughout all
generations.
7
May he sit enthroned before God for ever; ♦
may steadfast love and truth watch over
him.
8
So will I always sing praise to your name, ♦
and day by day fulfil my vows.
Perhaps instead, or as well, take almost an opposite approach....
Find somewhere (at least relatively) still and quiet, with a blank sheet of paper and something to write with.
Clear your mind, then just write or draw. Don't worry about what it is you're producing, just write/draw - for a set time (say, two minutes) or until you 'run dry'.
Then, take a look back at what's on the paper.
Reflect on what (and why) you produced, and also how you feel now - and how you felt while writing.
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