October Prayers | When Breath becomes Prayer
“Again, Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”
Dear friends.
Breath prayer, as author Cole Arthur Riley (of Black Liturgies) describes it, “is an ancient practice that connects short, memorable phrases with deep breathing. I’ve found this practice to be restorative as it grounds me in my body and reintegrates my flesh, mind and soul daily. “ As the winds pick up this month, both literally and figuratively, let’s take some moments to simply breathe and know that God is present.
- Christy
Sit and be still
until the time
of no rain you hear
beneath the dry wind’s
commotion in the trees
the sound of flowing
water among the rocks,
a stream unheard before,
and you are where
breathing is prayer.-Wendell Berry
INHALE:
“I am free to pause.”
EXHALE:
“I can rest in the silence.”
Cole Arthur Riley