Bible Society of South Africa
Hennie Symington

A journey of the soul – Day 2

Searching your soul

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

IINDUMISO 130

Ukukhululwa esonweni

Iculo labahambi.

1*Ndikhoyo, ndiyazibika kuwe;

ndikhala kuwe ndibindekile.

2Awu, Nkosi, ndive ndiyakuthandaza,

usiphulaphule isikhungo sam.

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IINDUMISO 139

23Ndibhenela kuwe, Thixo wam:

khawundigoca-goce, undiphicothe, undiqondisise;

ndivavanye uziqonde iingcamango zam!

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UHEZEKILE 36

26Ndiya kuninika intliziyo entsha, ndiniphe nomoya omtsha; ndiya kuyikhupha kuni intliziyo eqaqadeke okwelitye, ndininike intliziyo yentobeko.

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UYOHANE 14

NguYesu indlela

1“Musani ukukhathazeka; kholosani ngoThixo, nikholose nangam.

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IINDUMISO 36

7Hayi izibele zakho, Thixo, ebantwini!

Oonyana babantu bazimela phantsi kwephiko lakho.

8Baxhamla intlutha yendlu yakho;

ubaseze kumlambo wokulunga kwakho.

9Wena ulithende lobomi;

ngokhanyiso lwakho sibona ukukhanya.

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IINDUMISO 16

7Mbongeni uNdikhoyo ngokuba endiphe icebo;

nesazela sam siyandiluleka ebusuku.

8Ndihlala ndimbeke phambi kwam uNdikhoyo;

ungasekunene kwam, ngoko ke andiyi kushukunyiswa nto.

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Set aside this day to take stock of your soul. Find a quiet place and ask God to guide your thoughts.

Read the scripture selections slowly, until the meaning becomes clear. Read them aloud so that you can hear the word of God. Meditate on these words until you and the word become one. Do not try to analyse or understand it. Allow the word of God to touch and transform you heart.

Now, take a deep breath and visualise your heart as the place where God lives. Imagine your body as a mineshaft, in which you descend to the depths of your soul. Read the following words repeatedly:

From the depths of my despair I call to you, Lord.

Hear my cry, O Lord;

Listen to my call for help! Psalm 130:1-2

 

Examine me, O God, and know my mind;

test me, and discover my thoughts. Psalm 139:23

 

“I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.” Ezekiel 36:26

Then, read the following scripture verse aloud. Concentrate you mind on the scripture and allow God to comfort you.

“Do not be worried and upset,” Jesus told them. “Believe in God and believe also in me.” John 14:1

 

Turn inwards and ask God to help you rediscover your passion and energy for life.

How precious, O God is your constant love!

We find protection under the shadow of your wings.

We feast on the abundant food you provide;

you let us drink from the river of your goodness.

You are the source of all life,

and because of your light we see the light. Psalm 36:7-9

 

I praise the Lord, because he guides me,

and in the night my conscience warns me.

I am always aware of the Lord’s presence;

he is near, and nothing can shake me. Psalm 16:7-8

 

When you are done, write down what you felt. Repeat this exercise regularly, making use of other scriptures, so that you can master the technique of meditation and becoming one with God’s word.

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