SUMMARY OF THE 5 "P'S"

1. Passage from Scripture. Pick one and have it marked and ready.
2. Place. Where you are alone and uninhibited in your response to God's presence.
3. Posture. Relaxed and peaceful. A harmony of body with spirit.
4. Presence of God. Be aware of it and acknowledge and respond to it. If nothing happens turn to the
5. Passage from Scripture. Read it very slowly aloud and listen carefully and peacefully to it.

Read aloud or whisper in a rhythm with your breathing -- a phrase at a time -- with pauses and repetitions when and where you feel like it.
Don't be anxious, don't try to look for implication or lessons or profound thoughts or conclusions or resolutions, etc. Be content to be like a child who climbs into its father's lap and listens to his words and his story. When you finish, remind yourself that God continues to live in you during the rest of the day.