Today we are pleased to present an encore guest meditation by Aaron Niequist. Aaron is a liturgist, writer, and pastor who recently graduated from General Theological Seminary in NYC. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Willow Creek Church (Barrington, IL), he created A New Liturgy - a collection of modern liturgical worship recordings. He then curated a discipleship-focused, formational, ecumenical, practice-based community at Willow Creek called “The Practice”. Aaron released a book called The Eternal Current: How a Practice-based Faith can Save us from Drowning ..read more

Today is a special episode celebrating 1,000,000 downloads! We are so grateful to you our Daily Still community from all over the world who have tuned in and made this possible. We began the podcast, 180 episodes and almost 4 years ago, with the desire to help others recognize the voice of God in their own life. In this episode, host Cindy Helton will be answering some of your questions and sharing the story that began her stillness journey.   ..read more

The Daily Still Podcast is celebrating 1,000,000 listener downloads! We’re so incredibly thankful to you, our listening community!   Next week we’re planning a special episode to celebrate this milestone and we’d love to have you be a part of it! If you have any questions you’d like to ask our host, Cindy Helton, or if you’d like to share how these meditations have helped you on your stillness journey, we’d like to include you in our celebration episode!    Please send a voice memo or email to thedailystill@gmail.com by next Friday, March 17th and be sure to include yo ..read more

In this week’s meditation, Jesus addresses the topic of worry. We can’t escape fear and worry in this world. Fear causes us to try and attempt to control our circumstances. This subconsciously leads to not trusting that God is in control. Jesus teaches us to release our fears and trust HIm, and turn from anxious thoughts towards faith.    Scripture References: Matthew 6 NLT, Matthew 6:34 CSB, John 14:27 NLT, Philippians 4:6-7 ----------------------- Thank you for listening to the The Daily Still Podcast. If you have benefitted from these meditations, please take a moment to subscribe ..read more

This week’s meditation looks at revival, both personal and in the Church as a whole. We are in the Lenten Season of the Church, a season set apart for the purpose of returning to God and paying attention to Divine Presence in our lives.   Lent is a journey of grace, allowing us to follow the way of Jesus. We are invited to personally bear witness to Christ’s miraculous life of love and transforming presence in our lives. Revival and spiritual renewal is necessary in every generation. And so we return, once again, to the cross. Revive us, Oh Lord.    Scripture References: Matthew ..read more

In the Sermon on the Mount, after Jesus told his followers not to worry, he then instructed them to seek first the Kingdom of God above all else. There seems to be a connection between not worrying and Kingdom living. Jesus taught that the kingdom of God is now.  It’s a particular level of human consciousness in our every day living and thinking that seeks the way of Christ.  When is it hardest for you to seek first God’s ways? What would it look like for you to seek first God’s way of doing things? Join us for a few minutes of stillness as we meditate upon the words of Jesus an ..read more

This week we focus on the words of Jesus given in his sermon on the mount. Jesus taught a counter-cultural way of living that brings joy and blessing, comfort and peace.    As you listen to Jesus, picture yourself as part of the crowd sitting on the hillside that day. Do you come up close to the teacher, or do you remain further back in the crowd? Listen for new insight in this familiar teaching.    Scripture: Matthew 5:1-10 TPT and CSB   Thank you for listening to the The Daily Still Podcast. If you have benefitted from these meditations, please take a moment to ..read more

The Supernatural, Divine Presence of Jesus brings hope in the waiting. Courage in our fears. Strength in our weakness. Confidence in our doubts. Comfort in our hardships. Rest in our weariness. Guidance on our journey. Love with us always.   Jesus in us. For us. Guiding us.   Today we invite you to join us in meditating upon breath prayers of affirmation and trust.    I am the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6 NLT   In Philippians 2:9-11 NLT Paul the apostle wrote this about Jesus - "God elevated him to the place of highest honor, and gave him the name above all ..read more

“You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of time.” Matthew 28:20 ERV Last words are important. As Jesus days on earth were coming to an end, He often told His disciples of what was to come. His words were important for His followers to hold onto in times of fear and doubt and loneliness. “Remember, I am with you always.” Insert your name and repeat this promise over yourself. "__________, I am with you always." Today we offer space to simply sit in the presence of the Holy One. Receive Divine encouragement as you become fully present with the One ..read more

Today we meditate upon a well known parable of Jesus. In the Bible, new wine is often symbolic of the Holy Spirit’s work in our life. Jesus wants to do new things in us and through us, His vessels. (Matthew 9:16-17) Take whatever space is necessary to reflect upon what God is saying to you. You may want to pause or relisten to give yourself the time you need to reflect or journal.  Lyrics referenced: “New Wine”  by Hillsong Worship If you’d like to help support the work and production of this podcast and help keep us ad free, we now have Venmo and Paypal options. Support The Daily St ..read more