This meditation introduces Breath Prayer, an approach to contemplative prayer that we’ve not explored on the podcast before.

In breath prayer we take a short phrase, in this case “I wait for the Lord” and hold it gently in our minds with the breath – silently saying “I wait” on the inhale and “for the Lord” on the exhale.

Waiting on God is of course a strong theme throughout the Old and New Testament, expressed particularly in the Psalms (Psalm 27, 37, 39, 40, 130….), and is also a key component in transitional, liminal time which we’ve been exploring here for the past few weeks.

In this meditation you will hear brief readings from Psalm 23:1 and Psalm 145:9.

The text for the closing prayer poem is as follows:

Lord, in your good time,You brought your children out of EgyptAnd in your good time,You delivered them to the promised land

You were with JonahIn the whaleWith ChristIn the wildernessWith PaulIn PrisonAnd you are hereRight NowWith me

May I have the graceTo trust myselfTo trust the processTo grow comfortable with the unknown

And may I have the graceTo be attuned to your presenceTo wait on you, my LordWith loveJoyAnd peace

In the name of ChristAmen

Blessings as you meditate and do let me know how you get on with breath prayer!

WarmlyLissy

(PS: I’m still struggling with sound quality… ugh! And apologies.)

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

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All music by Pete Hatch.