If what the Breastplate of St. Patrick claims is true, then both a physical body and a congregational body can rest in its truth.
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If what the Breastplate of St. Patrick claims is true, then both a physical body and a congregational body can rest in its truth.
Just as the concept of one single breath is not enough to sustain us, neither is a “one-and-done” idea adequate to establish spiritual rhythms.
Our ultimate powerlessness levels the human playing field yet serves to unite when we courageously join God’s movement, continually willing to dance the faithful steps of contemplation and action.
Although the app I was using intended this breath practice to inspire self confidence, it triggered my memory of the practice of breath prayers.
Silence and solitude are the crux of where God’s transformative work has taken place in my own life.
When fear and anxiety come, which is often, I breathe God in. I notice God’s presence in my breath, and as I breathe, I remind myself to be grateful for a God of peace.