| Christian meditation? Oh, sure, it sounds good - | | | | People who meditated regularly had increased |
| but there is already so much to do in the day | | | | thickness in various areas of the cortex. They |
| that one more thing can seem overwhelming! | | | | had more brain to work with! The study also |
| But Christian meditation isn't just one more thing | | | | found that regular meditation slows age-related |
| to take care of, one more task to mark off so | | | | thinning of the brain. |
| you can finally rest for a minute-maybe. | | | | That means that Christian meditation helps your |
| Christian meditation gives gifts you can use every | | | | brain flourish, while it also helps protect your brain |
| day--focus, energy and direction--and meditation | | | | from the negative effects of stress and aging. |
| changes the way you approach your life. Christian | | | | Christian meditation is a gift from God to enrich |
| meditation renews and transforms you-preparing | | | | your life. He wants to draw you close to Him, and |
| you for this world, as well as the next! | | | | fill you with joy and renewal. |
| It is true that Christian meditation will calm your | | | | The Psalmist tells us that the person who |
| mind, renew your soul, and deepen your spiritual | | | | meditates "... will be like a tree, firmly planted by |
| life. But God never cuts our spiritual life off from | | | | streams of water, which yields its fruit in its |
| the everyday, practical world we live in. He | | | | season. And its leaf does not wither, and in |
| created work, and family, and emotions. He | | | | whatever he does, he prospers." (Psalm 1:3) |
| created your brain and your body. He created | | | | When we put our roots down deep into God's |
| meditation! | | | | nourishing, healing waters, we grow fruitful, and |
| And researchers are now discovering that | | | | flourish. Now science is affirming how important |
| meditation protects and heals your body, just as | | | | that nourishment is to the very structure of our |
| it protects and heals your soul. | | | | mind and body, as well as our soul. |
| Recently, a group of scientists from Harvard | | | | So take the time to restore your soul with the |
| University, MIT and other research institutions | | | | easy, nourishing practice of Christian meditation. |
| confirmed that meditation enhances the very | | | | Build your brain, renew your body and enjoy to |
| structure of your brain. | | | | the fullest the life you are living! |