This week’s Summer Soul Care Meditation focuses on taking a Selah moment, a holy pause. A holy pause is soul medicine, keeping us from rushing from one thing to the next. Life is made up of Selah moments to be enjoyed. The practice of pausing and noticing helps center and awaken us to the beauty of God’s glory and mystery all around us. "But in the depths of my heart I truly know that you, YAHWEH, have become my Shield; You take me and surround me with yourself. Your glory covers me continually....
Jul 22, 2024•10 min•Season 9Ep. 3
Today’s episode focuses on Ecclesiastes 3:1-13. As you listen to this meditation, pay attention to the season of life you are currently in, and notice if you are being invited into a new season. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecc. 3:1 The Daily Still meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton, Certified Spiritual Director. Podcast production and music by SoundGood Media.
Jul 15, 2024•10 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Today we celebrate our 5th Anniversary of the Daily Still Podcast. Thanks to all our Daily Still listeners from around the world! Five years ago, we began this podcast with the question - “What will practicing stillness do for you?” In this episode, host and Spiritual Director, Cindy Helton, shares the many benefits of practicing stillness. We invite you to join us on an 8 week “Summer Soul Care” series, as we reflect together on the movement of God’s Spirit in our lives, and cultivate a growing...
Jul 08, 2024•9 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Today we complete our Journey through Lent with a focus on Patience. We consider the question: What tests my patience? Prayer reference: "Patient Trust" By Teilhard de Chardin Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.
Mar 25, 2024•7 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Today we continue our Journey through Lent with a focus on Forgiveness and making space for confession. Scripture Reference: John 8:36 Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.
Mar 18, 2024•9 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Today we continue our Journey through Lent with a focus on Surrender. We consider the question: What stands between me and surrender? References: Matthew 16:24 and The Wesleyan Prayer of Surrender Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.
Mar 11, 2024•9 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Today we continue our Journey through Lent with a focus on Service. We consider the questions: Who do I find difficult to love or serve? What is one way I can overcome indifference by serving someone today? Scripture references: 1 Peter 4:10 and Matthew 25:35-40 Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.
Mar 04, 2024•8 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Today we continue our 6 episode Journey through Lent with a focus on Lament and Psalm 42. We consider the question: Where is my heart discouraged? Daily Still Meditations are written and hosted by Cindy L. Helton with podcast production by SoundGood Media.
Feb 26, 2024•9 min•Season 8Ep. 2
An invitation of Returning - A Journey through Lent During this season of Lent, you’re invited to join The Daily Still Podcast each Monday for a Journey of Returning to God through meditation and personal reflection. We will offer six meditations that correspond with the six weeks of Lent. A great place to start this journey, is to ask yourself: Where do I feel distant from God? What practices will deepen the love of God in me? Scripture Reference: “‘And yet even now,’ says the Lord, ‘return to ...
Feb 19, 2024•8 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Today, as we complete Season 7 of The Daily Still Podcast, we offer you space to ponder and rediscover Christ’s presence in your life as we reflect upon our continuing journey of faith. In Luke 24 we read the story of two disciples walking along the road together discussing Jesus’ death and questioning what they believed. Then a divine encounter occurs. Jesus appears and begins walking with them, but they don’t know who he is. In this story, we are reminded that Jesus walks with us in our doubts...
Jun 12, 2023•8 min•Season 7Ep. 21
In the Church calendar, the time from the Monday after Pentecost until the first Sunday of Advent is called ordinary time . We can look at this season as a time of living out our faith in the ordinary or routine moments of life. Today we look at a familiar story in Mark 16 where three women are going to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body. An angel greets them saying, “You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth. He isn’t here. He is risen from the dead! Now go and tell his disciples… including Peter.” The...
Jun 05, 2023•12 min•Season 7Ep. 20
This week we come together as a faith community to focus on “Pentecost and The Breath of God” with a favorite encore guest meditation by our friend, Olly Ryder, from Plymouth, England. Olly is an Anglican priest and church planter. Olly shares in his meditation that scripture tells us the breath or wind of God is a recurring picture of God’s Presence with us, through the Holy Spirit. In Genesis, God’s Spirit hovers over creation itself and God’s breath brings life into Adam. And the New Testamen...
May 29, 2023•13 min
This meditation focuses on practicing unrushed rhythms. Slowing down the pace of life, as well as the information we take in, promotes a quiet soul. Studies show, calm, quiet moments are a trigger to our brain — minimizing the body’s physical response to stress, lowering blood pressure, heart rate and stress hormones. This produces better concentration and overall emotional health. Our souls need space to Breathe! Ralph Waldo Emerson reminds us: "Life is a journey, not a destination." This is tr...
May 22, 2023•10 min•Season 7Ep. 19
Creating intentional space to quiet our souls prepares an environment that is imperative for a healthy inner life, as well as our external lives. Stillness births transformation, a process that cannot be rushed. Change takes place slowly as we surrender to our Maker’s loving Grace. SCRIPTURES Psalm 131:2 ESV Psalm 46:10 CEV John 14:8 NIV Psalm 119:114,119 The MSG Acts 17:27-28 NIV Romans 8:26-28 MSG
May 15, 2023•10 min•Season 7Ep. 18
This Daily Still meditation focuses on the nearness of God and the holy hush it ushers into our souls as we pay attention to the Divine all around us. We invite you to pause and breathe in deeply, as you quiet your soul in order to notice the Glory of God.
May 08, 2023•9 min•Season 7Ep. 17
We are honored to offer a special encore guest meditation by writer and poet Cole Arthur Riley. Cole is the New York Times best selling author of “This Here Flesh - Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us.” In today’s podcast episode, Cole shares a meditative reading from the chapter of her book on Rest. We invite you to enter into a place of centering stillness, becoming aware of the Divine within. Feel the wind of the Spirit blowing, as you settle in and listen to this beautiful...
May 01, 2023•12 min
Today’s meditation focuses on Psalm 145:5-6 and God as our Redeemer. The God of the Universe stepped down from glory and became human flesh in the person of Jesus - the “Redeemer and Savior” of the world. We are in the Easter season of the Church, known as “Eastertide.” As we participate in the seasons of the Church, we join with those who have gone before us in practicing sacred rhythms that are so important to our faith. These rhythms help to guide us in spiritual transformation. Each season o...
Apr 24, 2023•9 min•Season 7Ep. 16
Today's meditation focuses on Psalm 96, Declaring the Glory of God, as we reflect upon the resurrection of Christ and make space for joy and celebration. We are in the Easter season of the Church called Eastertide, a period of 50 days of celebration that spans from Easter to Pentecost, proclaiming Christ’s victory over death. Christ is risen! Our Savior lives. And the Kingdom of Heaven is now! This is the Church’s great season of joy! Psalm 96 gives testimony that the whole world and everything ...
Apr 17, 2023•12 min•Season 7Ep. 15
“He is risen! He is risen indeed!” The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." - Matthew 28:5-6 On Easter Sunday, all sorrow of holy week is turned to joy and praise. Holy Week reveals contrasts: The crucifixion and the resurrection, death and life, sin and salvation, sorrow and hope. Pause for a few moments and breathe in this holy exchange…. Breath in salvation/Exhale sin Breathe i...
Apr 09, 2023•10 min
"Wait on the mercy of your Lord Jesus Christ." - Jude 21 On this day, the Lord Jesus Christ lays in the tomb after his death on the cross. But God is always at work behind the scenes and beyond what we can see or imagine. And so we wait in hope of the glorious resurrection. What are you waiting for in your life and hoping to be true? "I wait quietly before God…for my victory comes from him." - Psalm 62:1 NLT If Jesus did not give up on us and abandon us before going to the cross, He will certain...
Apr 08, 2023•9 min
Today we look at the cross and remember the price Jesus paid, as He took our sin upon Himself. "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 NIV As Jesus continued his journey through passion week, His throne would be a cross, and his crown would be made of thorns. Jesus could have chosen to stop the journey before the cross, but He didn’t." God showed his great love fo...
Apr 07, 2023•9 min
The Last Supper, shared by Jesus and His disciples, is commemorated on this Holy Thursday. This meal was rich in symbolic meaning. We are all invited to come together as one family, to the table of our Lord. Matthew 26:26-30 (NIV) - "While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, 'Take and eat; this is my body.' Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This ...
Apr 06, 2023•10 min
Matthew 26:6-13 NIV – (Jesus Anointed at Bethany) "While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautifu...
Apr 05, 2023•11 min
On Holy Tuesday, the religious leaders tried to discredit Jesus' power and ultimate authority. But Jesus clearly states his deity and authority in John 14:6. He is the way, the truth and the life. He died so that we can have personal access to the Father. Jesus invites us to trust in Him. Silence and solitude is a place of resting and trusting in God. We invite you to pause for a few moments of silent reflection. "Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Put your ...
Apr 04, 2023•8 min
On Monday of Holy Week, Jesus tells his disciples – “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.” - Matthew 21:21-22 Jesus suffered so all people, his entire creation, could be set free. Lift up your prayers, in faith, for yourself, your family, your community and the w...
Apr 03, 2023•9 min
Today we offer an encore Palm Sunday Meditation from our Holy Week Series. This meditation focuses on Psalm 121, known as a Psalm of Ascent. These Psalms were sung by Hebrew pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem and possibly while ascending the steps of the Temple. It’s remarkable to note, that Jesus and His disciples would have prayed and sung these same scriptures. "I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." Psalm ...
Apr 02, 2023•9 min
Today we hold space for grief. Grief, suffering, and loss touch all parts of our world in communal and personal ways. This week here in the United States, right in our hometown of Nashville, TN, we have experienced the tragedy and trauma of gun violence. We can become desensitized and unable to process so much tragic news. Often words alone seem inadequate. We need silence in the presence of a loving and compassionate God who sees our tears. There is importance in sharing space for grief, to sit...
Apr 01, 2023•14 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Today we are pleased to present an encore guest meditation by Aaron Niequist. Aaron is a liturgist, writer, and pastor who recently graduated from General Theological Seminary in NYC. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Willow Creek Church (Barrington, IL), he created A New Liturgy - a collection of modern liturgical worship recordings. He then curated a discipleship-focused, formational, ecumenical, practice-based community at Willow Creek called “The Practice”. Aar...
Mar 27, 2023•15 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Today is a special episode celebrating 1,000,000 downloads! We are so grateful to you our Daily Still community from all over the world who have tuned in and made this possible. We began the podcast, 180 episodes and almost 4 years ago, with the desire to help others recognize the voice of God in their own life. In this episode, host Cindy Helton will be answering some of your questions and sharing the story that began her stillness journey.
Mar 20, 2023•21 min•Season 7Ep. 12
The Daily Still Podcast is celebrating 1,000,000 listener downloads! We’re so incredibly thankful to you, our listening community! Next week we’re planning a special episode to celebrate this milestone and we’d love to have you be a part of it! If you have any questions you’d like to ask our host, Cindy Helton, or if you’d like to share how these meditations have helped you on your stillness journey, we’d like to include you in our celebration episode! Please send a voice memo or email to thedai...
Mar 13, 2023•12 min•Season 7Ep. 11
