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Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year Exodus 40:2
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
2 Set up my tent on the first day of the year q first day of the year: See the note at .
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Today is the first day of the new year. A day to think about how we will approach the year ahead. many people will make resolutions or set goals. As yogis we can do well to set intentions for the new year instead of goals or resolutions, this makes the process and focus more important than the end.
On the first day of the new year just short of the anniversary of the Exodus, God’s people set up the tabernacle. A place to worship and honor God for God saving acts and promises. We no longer have to set up the physical tent, tabernacle or dwelling place for God. God is now with us, among us and can dwell within us.
Didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? 1 Corinthians 6:19
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
19 . You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own.
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Today set an intention to let your body be a tabernacle (dwelling place) for the Divine, a sacred place for God to dwell. Here are 3 things that I will be doing to pursue that intention.
- Meditate and journal more regularly to spend more time in quiet reflection with God. The intention behind the physical practice of yoga was and is to prepare the body for extended times of being present with God.
- Let go of fear on and off the mat. Because as my yoga teacher Brooke Boon always says quoting scripture we have not been given a spirit of fear 2 Timothy 1:72 Timothy 1:7. Fear is limiting in my yoga practice and in my faith. letting go allows me to trust God and trust that challenging postures will come when I am ready for them.
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
7 God's Spirit b God's Spirit: Or “God.” doesn't make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.
WP-Bible plugin - Strengthen my core on and off the mat. Physical core strength is essential to so many postures in yoga basic to advanced. Inner core strength, spiritual and emotional, is essential to meeting all the challenges of life with faith and hope.
I hope you will join in this intention and determine your own 3 things that will deepen your practice and make your body a temple for the Divine
