Can you afford to pause for 5 minutes? It might shift your awareness or allows you to see today differently. Take 5 deep breaths. Breathe in fully … and ... breathe out completely. As you breathe in, imagine all that is goodness … strength … life … peace … love … flowing into you like fresh air … As you breathe out, imagine all that makes you tired … tensed … stressed … anxious … fearful … and restless leaving you like air already used up ...
Take the time to do that now.
In taking such deliberate deep breaths, we are
doing more than breathing in air. We are welcoming ruah, the same Spirit of God that creates order out of formlessness
and chaos (Gen 1:2). We are creating space for the Holy Spirit to rest upon us,
to expand our thinking, to help us see differently.
Now bring to mind a situation or relationship
you’re not looking forward to facing. Take another 5 deep breaths and imagine
goodness, strength, life, etc. flowing into you again. Then, recall an
experience of being loved, cared for, or when you were at peace. Savor it.
You may not notice any difference immediately. Yet, when we
pause and breathe deliberately, we welcome the divine guest. We allow God’s
Spirit to rest in us, recreating us anew. We say “yes” to the advent of God in our
lives here and now.
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