I was reading through a book on prayer, and I came across this ancient prayer, which I later found out is an excerpt from a prayer called St. Patrick’s Breastplate. I love the cadence and beauty of the spoken words of this prayer. St. Patrick’s Breastplate Christ as a light Illumine and guide me. Christ […]
God
Little Old Me
You Are Complete!
Do you have days or months or maybe your life (!) where you feel scattered and fragmented, pulled in 100 different directions? Perhaps the last thing you feel is complete, like you have life under control. Well, that’s because in reality, we don’t! But I know someone who does, and He has the perfect promise […]
The Jesus Prayer
The summertime is one of my favorite times of the year, especially fresh, sunny mornings on the deck with my Bible. For me, prayer seems easier when I’m surrounded by flowers, singing birds and a warm breeze. I love to start the day this way–before I’m consumed by the distractions of my to-do list and […]
What Does Sacred Reading Look Like?
In my last post, we explored the spiritual discipline of sacred reading. Today I’d like to show you an example of what this looks like from my journal entries. I’m certainly not an expert on this, but sometimes it helps to see what a discipline looks like for someone else when you’re trying to learn […]
Sacred Reading
