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

the ordinary.

We have 100 meditation episodes on this podcast, but if you want to listen for free to the

entire library of 500, I encourage you to download the Encountering Peace mobile app where

all the meditations are free as they should be.

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once wrote that moral excellence comes about as a result

of habit.

We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, and brave by doing

brave acts.

There are no secrets to success.

It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

As Paul wrote to the church in Galatia, do not be deceived, God cannot be mocked, a man

reaps what he sows, what we produce is the result of what we plant.

But if you ever planted one thing with hopes it would become something else entirely.

This meditation from Matthew chapter 7 is a reflection on the outcome of what we plant,

no matter our hopes, no matter our dreams, and no matter our best laid plans, what we sow

is what we will harvest.

So to begin, whether a dawn or dusk, allow the next 15 minutes to be a divine reprieve

to turn away from the world, to now encounter the good fruit of righteous living, a holy

moment to center on bearing good fruit, being known for your good deeds.

So for now allow your breathing to become peaceful, then your eyes to close, and to settle

deeper into wherever you are, and start to center on this holy path.

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