Meditating with cats (Friday edition)

This morning's meditation was courtesy of Mindful Worship and was focused on Psalm 131. It's a short psalm but well suited for a morning meditation especially when Fernando (cat) decides to join me. His presence is comforting and the purr adds to the music that backs the guided meditation in a way that makes the soundtrack just right. As for the psalm itself and the way that it relates to meditation, the three verses all contain phrases that work well with the breath and very calming. Whether it is "I have calmed and quieted my soul" or the way the guide uses "O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time on and forevermore" substituting your own name or the name of a friend or even a place like a church, it's filled with simple but profound messages. As a christian meditator, I'm really enjoying the site and will see if this is something that I can use as a dedicated source for early morning quiet time and mindfulness. Tomorrow is an all-day retreat and I'm sure I'll have lots of thoughts to share though I might want to just sit on what I'm feeling for a little bit. Who know's what tomorrow will bring. For the moment I'm focused on today...