You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast to help you find the sacred in the ordinary.

We have 100 meditation episodes on this podcast, but we're excited to announce the launch of the

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Steve Jobs was best known as being the chairman and CEO and the co-founder of Apple.

Regarding his creative design team, he would often say that creative people are just able

to connect things.

When you ask creative people how they did something, they may feel a little guilty because

they rarely think they do something, they just see something. It seems

obvious to them after a while. That's because they are able to connect experiences they've had

and synthesize them into a new thing, able to see old things in a new light. Have you ever seen something one day and seen it in a whole new light the next day?

Maybe someone helps you experience an old habit but in a new way.

Or perhaps you learn something new about an old friend.

Well, this meditation from Isaiah chapter 43 will help you see

with new eyes, encounter God in new ways, and experience his ongoing transformative work

already well underway in your life right now. So to begin your meditation, find a place to be mindful

and aware, perhaps a coffee shop or a bench just watching the world go by. We will be world watching

for about 15 minutes. And if you would rather stay someplace alone, still, and quiet, not to worry.

That's what imaginative contemplation is for. But either way, allow your breathing and heart rate

to just begin to ease off a bit. And for now, allow your eyes to close for a moment without effort drift into a silent serenity as you center on starting to experience the world through the eyes of God God. continue in this time of reflection by responding to this passage from second corinthians chapter five

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