First, read the story carefully. It won’t be necessary to remember all its details since the story will change when you enter it. But approach it with a sense of caring and anticipation. Now imagine yourself in the story and imaginatively use your five senses to set the scene. Ask yourself: What do I see? (Jesus, a crowd, a temple) What do I hear? (wind, voices, silence) What do I touch? (clothes, stone, skin) What do I smell? (spices, blood, ocean) What do I taste? (wine, food, salt tears) Now that you sense what’s around you as you enter the gospel story, let the story run itself. Don’t try to…

Hands Up, Hands Down Put your hands in your lap. Ask God for his loving presence, and then lift up your hands and turn them palms down saying something like “I release anxiety.” Now turn your palms up and say “I receive peace.” You can repeat this with these same emotions or different ones as often as you need until you are calm, or at least calmer than when you started! Name whatever negative emotions you want to release, picture these emotions flowing down from your down-turned palms and disappearing in mid-air, then picture the positive emotions flowing down from God, settling in your palms, and moving through your body.…