After all they had fewer distractions than our time does. As I type this I'm listening to an old episode of NCIS and thinking what to type next. I spend almost NO time without sensory stimulation. NO time to listen to my heart, to my conscience, to the still small voice within. NO time for meditation.
Tom Weston taught us to use breathing to measure space between paragraphs, then within sentences, then between phrases and finally, between words. I would choose Twenty-four Hours for text, but Bible or Big Book would do nicely.
This calls for no extraneous sensory input and focused attention on print and breath.
Tom also said--and this comes first!--ask God for help.
Then read, breathe, read, breathe, read breathe refining on repetitions.
Then be still for a few minutes.
God is still speaking. Be still and know.
