Meditation is essential for living a better life. Sometimes, we use the term “retreat,” which means withdrawing our mind and body from the world to spend quality time with God. This re-treating process allows us to rejuvenate, reflect, and reconnect with our inner selves and a higher power, leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life. Here are some Bible verses for us to meditate on.
Psalm 23:1-6
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 42:1-2
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
Psalm 62:5
Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
Psalm 80:18-19
Then we shall not turn back from you;
give us life, and we will call upon your name!
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts
Let your face shine, that we may be saved!
Psalm 116:7
Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
Proverbs 11:25
A generous person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Song of Solomon 2:10
My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,psalm23
And come away.
Isaiah 28:12-13
to whom he said,
“This is the resting place, let the weary rest”;
and, “This is the place of repose”—
but they would not listen.
13 So then, the word of the Lord to them will become:
Do this, do that,
a rule for this, a rule for that;
a little here, a little there—
so that as they go they will fall backward;
they will be injured and snared and captured.
Jeremiah 31:25
For I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes.
Hosea 2:14-16
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and bring her into the wilderness,
and speak tenderly to her.
15 And there I will give her her vineyards
and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth,
as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Mark 6:31
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”