Giver of every gift,
You know us before we know you; in our every breath, your spirit surrounds us with your love and grace. Our life begins and ends with you, a lifetime of discipleship, starting with faith, itself a gift, the one we nurture with relationship, with discovery.
That faith we tend: through growing seasons, through fallow seasons, through seasons that challenge us. That faith sustains us: through questions, through trials, through hard days. That faith carries us: when we cannot carry ourselves, and helps us soar in days of joy and peace.
In these Lenten days, let us nurture our faith with holy rest, in your Holy Spirit, your holy breath. And so as we breathe, we pray:
As you inhale: More of you, Lord.
As you exhale: Less of me.
Repeat several times; allow your mind to rest and the Spirit to fill you and strengthen your faith. You may choose to end your prayer time with the words below:
Fill my cup, Lord, with your love and grace. Fill it with the testimonies of the faithful who have gone before me, whose stories shape my own faith.
Amen.
Written by Rev. Anne Sims. Used with permission.