{"id":381,"date":"2017-08-02T17:02:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T16:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=381"},"modified":"2018-09-04T17:07:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T16:07:38","slug":"dwell-a-new-worship-film-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/dwell-a-new-worship-film-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwell – a new worship film meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes God can surprise us with His presence. We read in the bible that He is always present with us – it’s just that we often forget this (or prefer to ignore this truth!) On the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-31<\/a>) the disciples didn’t even realize it was the risen Jesus who they conversed with, until he broke bread with them.<\/p>\n

On one particularly stressful day, I had a moment waiting in the car for my son to come out of school. I just found myself saying “God, thank you for your goodness to me”, over and over again, so much so that I was overwhelmed by the presence of God. Gradually the cloud of anxiety and fear lifted, and I knew in my inner being that I could relax and know that “all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well”
\n(Julian of Norwich<\/a> ca.1342- 1416. Christ is said to have uttered these words to Julian in a near death apparition)<\/p>\n

It was in this moment that I sang the first line of “Dwell”. I knew that what I needed to do with the rest of the song was to somehow recreate this peace that I had experienced. I hope that as you listen to the track you will encounter this rest for your soul. But before you do so, I want invite you to get somewhere were you won’t be disturbed for five minutes, switch your mobile off, invite God to speak to you, and then press play:-<\/p>\n