Psalm 103:1-5

First reading: pay attention to text as if reading for the first time.

Second reading: listen for words and phrases that seem to resonate with you. Make a note of these bright spots as you meditate on them.

Bless the Lord, O my soul
All that is within me
His name 
Youth is renewed

Third reading: Become aware of your emotional response to what you have noted. Contemplate what are you feeling.

Bless the Lord - can I do this when I'm feeling stressed out, overwhelmed? 
All that is within me - I can't tiptoe in. I've got to dive in. 
His name - God's going to open my mind to something really important and awesome with regards to his name
Youth is renewed - even as a 32 year old, I feel the effects of age. My body doesn't recover as fast. My neck was ridiculously sore yesterday, could barely turn around to check my blind spot while driving. But hope in God will renew my youth. 

Fourth reading: Reflect upon what God is saying to you through this text? What is God’s invitation to you today?

Remember the truth: God is tossed to and fro by the wind. No storm can touch him. He is solid, and his plans are solid. And, best of all, he is for me, for us. He is working out our salvation, our good. Though I may mess up, though things may not break my way, I can trust that if I remain obedient to him, awesome things are going to happen.

And I need to tell my soul this. I need to remind every fiber of my body of this.