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 if you want to listen for free to the

entire library of 500, I encourage you to download the encountering piece mobile app where

all the meditations are free, as they should be.

The most remote and inhabited location on Earth is a place called Tristan, Da Kuna.

The 270 residents on this tiny island in the middle of the South Atlantic are located

2,100 miles east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and 1,500 miles west of Cape Town, South Africa.

They only receive mail and supplies once a year by boat.

I can't imagine feeling any more distant and removed from civilization than that.

But what about spiritually?

You don't have to travel that far to feel distant from the divine.

Have you ever felt distant and removed from God?

What may his peace be upon you?

You are in the right place at the right time.

This meditation from the 15th chapter of John will help you face the isolation and allow

yourself to be drawn back into the presence of God and remain there.

So to begin your meditation, find a place to be comfortable and present, a place to remain.

We will be together in divine seclusion for about 15 minutes, a holy retreat for you

to rest, abiding, remaining, and resting in the nearness of God.

For now, allow your breathing to settle in your eyes to close without effort.

Your settle deeper into this place as you start to notice yourself slowing down into a moment

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