51. A Prayer of Meditation
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I will meditate on all your works
and consider all your mighty deeds.
Your ways, O God, are holy.
What god is so great as our God?
You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.
Psalm 77:12–14M
EDITATINGon the mighty deeds, holy works, and powerful
miracles of our God enriches our lives. Author Richard J.
Foster made a homely analogy relating to meditation, one that I find
helpful:
Have you ever watched a cow chew its cud? This unassuming an-
imal will fill its stomach with grass and other food. Then it settles
down quietly, and through a process of regurgitation reworks
what it has received, slowly moving its mouth in the process. In
this way it is able to fully assimilate what it has previously con-
sumed, which is then transformed into rich, creamy milk. So it is
with meditative prayer. The truth being meditated upon passes