Your Whole Being
#1 Restoration Practices - Breath Prayers
Ready to begin our bi-monthly Restoration Practices? I am!
The other day I was totally overwhelmed. As soon as I was able, I hid on my bed, curled in a ball, and began deep breathing as I cried out to God about how far beyond my capacity I was. As I was slowly soothed through the repetition, this prayer began to form into something more meaningful.
I ended up dividing what I captured here into two sections, but I am only sharing one with you today. This set specifically stood out to me because of how it mimicked a verse I learned as a child:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” — Mark 12:30 (NLT)
This scripture begs the question—what does loving God with our whole beings look like when we are beyond ourselves? My immediate bent is toward “try harder” performance, but that isn’t how to love back when we are loved unconditionally.
My brain can hardly wrap around the truth that sometimes to love simply means to surrender—letting God meet us where our own limits end. It is taking in his love, his help, and his capacity.
What an incredible mystery.
Over the next couple minutes, I invite you to breathe in and out these prayers with me. As you do, imagine releasing control and receiving all that God has to offer. Let divine love fill the space beyond your own capacity in your heart, will, mind, and strength.
My Whole Being - Breath Prayers
Inhale: I’m beyond my heart
Exhale: Lord, mend me here
Inhale: I’m beyond my soul
Exhale: Lord, patch what’s torn
Inhale: I’m beyond my mind
Exhale: Lord, settle mine
Inhale: I’m beyond my strength
Exhale: Lord, lend me yours
Inhale: I’m beyond my being
Exhale: Lord, make me whole
What Are “Restoration Practices”
As I talked about in my last email about renegotiating our commitment here, Restoration Practices are a new thing I’m doing for paid subscribers. I wanted to give everyone a peak today to help them know what they can expect before changing their subscription to paid.
Each Restoration Practice can be entered into in just five quiet minutes. On rare occasions, like today, I’ll give all my subscribers the opportunity to join us.
Through the end of October, if you upgrade to being a paid subscriber, you forever have 20% annually. And in thanks, you’ll also receive these short Restoration Practices on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.
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