How to use word emphasis meditation
Go through a passage several times, putting emphasis on each word separately, and thinking about why that word is there and what it means in this passage. Think about what some common meanings for the word are.
I find this works best when saying the complete passage out loud and stopping to think about each word in turn. Here is an example: John 3:16
- For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only son … (GOD, creator, all powerful, big, father, mighty being…)
- For God so LOVED the world that He gave His only son … ( LOVED, really cared for, liked, putting others needs first, an action to benefit others, a feeling)
- For God so loved the WORLD that He gave His only son … ( WORLD, whole world, people no just place, everyone, me too…)
- For God so loved the world He GAVE His only son … ( GAVE, no cost, free, present, not sold, a gift, mine not to be taken back)
Example
Summarising each word on paper then re-writing the passage when the meditation ends can help make it more meaningful For Example:
God,
the all mighty creator,
all powerful Father and carer,
So Loved
and cared for me,
showing he likes and values us
by putting others needs first,
The World
Our planet, the Earth
and all the people in it
everyone,
male / female,
rich / poor,
black / white / yellow / brown / red
the good and the bad
famous and forgotten
He Gave,
with no cost
and no take backs,
freely without conditions,
His only,
unique and special son,
knowing He has no others
an irreplaceable and priceless being
Son
Suggestions
Some other great passages to try this on are:
- 1 Corinthians 13
- Jude 24-25
- Revelation 21:1-4
- Psalm 119:105
- Psalm 139