Find a quiet time and place to pray... take a few deep breaths...
be still... and know that God is near...
Something a little different for today's 10 minutes of prayer!
Jan Richardson is an artist, poet, writer of prayers. I recommend her work at The Painted Prayerbook and at The Advent Door. The word for today's reflection and guided prayer are from Richardson's writing....
Something a little different for today's 10 minutes of prayer!
Jan Richardson is an artist, poet, writer of prayers. I recommend her work at The Painted Prayerbook and at The Advent Door. The word for today's reflection and guided prayer are from Richardson's writing....
A word to reflect on:
How are you waiting? Where is your waiting leading you? In this season, how are you making a space for stillness and for listening, that you might know what you need to wait for and how God is calling you to participate in what God is bringing about? (Read the whole reflection here)
How are you waiting? Where is your waiting leading you? In this season, how are you making a space for stillness and for listening, that you might know what you need to wait for and how God is calling you to participate in what God is bringing about? (Read the whole reflection here)
(Before moving on to the blessing prayer below,
spend some quiet time with the reflection above...)
Blessing for Waiting
Who wait
for the night
to end
bless them.
Who wait
for the night
to begin
bless them.
Who wait
in the hospital room
who wait
in the cell
who wait
in prayer
bless them.
Who wait
for news
who wait
for the phone call
who wait
for a word
who wait
for a job
a house
a child
bless them.
Who wait
for one who
will come home
who wait
for one who
will not come home
bless them.
Who wait with fear
who wait with joy
who wait with peace
who wait with rage
who wait for the end
who wait for the beginning
who wait alone
who wait together
bless them.
Who wait
without knowing
what they wait for
or why
bless them.
Who wait
when they
should not wait
who wait
when they should be
in motion
who wait
when they need
to rise
who wait
when they need
to set out
bless them.
Who wait
for the end
of waiting
who wait
for the fullness
of time
who wait
emptied and
open and
ready
who wait
for you
o bless.
- Jan Richardson
To ponder and pray over...
For what am I waiting this Advent?How am I waiting this Advent?
Where is my waiting leading me?
In Jan's blessing prayer above,
where did I find myself waiting?
What will I ask of the Lord today?
From this prayer time, what word or phrase will I keep with me
to carry through the rest of my day?
From this prayer time, what word or phrase will I keep with me
to carry through the rest of my day?
(After you spend some time with these questions,
pray the reflection above one more time...)
Here are some tips for praying 10 minutes a day. If you find these daily prayer reminders helpful, please let me know - and share them with others. You'll find an archive of these daily posts here.
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