Contemplative Prayer – listening for God
-With all the noise and activity that fills our lives, it can be a real gift to make time to be quiet and listen for God. Clearing our minds can make space for us to hear from God more clearly.
Listening for God this week: Focus on your breathing as you clear your mind. Imagine you are breathing in peace and breathing out tension. As worries or responsibilities come to mind, set them aside for later and refocus on breathing in peace and out tension. As your mind quiets down, God may bring you comfort or clarity about something. If not, no worries. Try again tomorrow.
Example: As you breathe out, release tension. As you breathe in, gather peace. Try to clear your mind and set thoughts aside. Notice what God may be helping you discover.
Praying thru Lent
Prayer is at the heart of life of faith. Connection with God, with God’s people and creation, and also with ourselves. Prayer reminds us to invite God into the challenges and joys of our lives, and helps us create a pattern of including God in our daily joys, struggles, and concerns.
Each week this Lent we will try out a different approach to prayer for you to use through the week. We’ll share some information about that week’s type of prayer and some suggestions about how to use it. Spend just a couple minutes or spend much more time; whatever fits your life each day.
Lent is sometimes seen as a time of sadness and self-denial, but really, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation for Easter, a time when we seek to move closer to God.💜