Tuesday’s Reflection
BREATH PRAYERS are a modern adaptation of the ancient prayer of the heart. We create them to express our deepest needs. They help us keep God in the foreground amidst our daily living and clarify our relationship with the holy. most breath prayers are six to eight syllables and fit easily into one inhale and exhale. Some examples are “Help me rest; give me peace,” “Make clear my way, O Holy One,” “Out of darkness, into light,” or “Fill me, Spirit, with your love.”
- Jane E. Vennard
The Breath Prayer
From “The Breath Prayer” by Jane E. Vennard, page 42 in Alive Now, January/February 2011. Copyright © 2010 by The Upper Room. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Try praying the breath prayer in today’s ready. Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
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