Tag: Pause

Open time for pause and restoration


 

On the seventh day — with the canvas of the cosmos completed — God paused from His labor and rested. Thus God blessed day seven and made it special — an open time for pause and restoration, a sacred zone of Sabbath-keeping, because God rested from all the work He had done in creation that day.

 

Morning prayer

Lord God, the source of all good things,
we pause in your presence and hold our day before you.
Still us, calm us, guide us as we enter this day.

~ posted on Third Space.
 

From the blog
More to come
Open ending
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Pause/Pray


 

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“Express” prayers to fit into your day

My friends at engageworship.org have this great resource, a podcast they call Pause/Pray. The latest season (Season Three) contains thoughtful reflections around 3 minutes long you can fit into your day.

Currently available from Pause/Pray season Three:
Pause before meal
Daily transition moments
Prayer during stressful moments
Short breather
As I begin to work
Short anxiety prayer
Short morning prayer
 
Also check out Pause/Pray seasons One and Two, and the many other resources Engage Worship has on offer, including a free video series for worship teams in local churches, entitled How Would Jesus Lead Worship.

From the blog
In quietness and trust is your strength
Time together
Quiet near a little stream
 

Time to pause


 

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

 

August, the in between month

We need off time.
We need thinking time.
We need slower time.
We need bored time.
We need mind wandering time.
We need time without the doing.
That time isn’t just a pause, or a break,
      it is also the way onto whatever lies ahead.

by Anne Brones, from creativefuel.substack.com

From the blog
Theme for July 2020: Time
Open ending
Amazing to consider
 

A pregnant pause


 
 

Take time this week to pause and savour these words, inspired by Paul’s teaching on the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 3:22-23.

 

A litany

 
Lord, may we bear the fruits of your Spirit:
give us love,
that boundless, healing energy that transforms the world;  (pause)
give us joy,
because no darkness or evil can overcome you;  (pause)
give us peace,
to quiet our hearts, and to free us from bitterness;  (pause)
give us patience,
to go on following you even when it is hard;  (pause)
give us kindness,
to reach out to our neighbour and to the person who needs to be loved;  (pause)
give us goodness,
to give with a generous heart and without ulterior motive;  (pause)
give us faithfulness,
to stay at your side, come what may;  (pause)
give us gentleness,
to respect the freedom and integrity of others;  (pause)
give us self-control,
to see our weaknesses and overcome them in your strength.  (pause)
Lord, may we bear the fruits of your Spirit.

 
written by Angela Ashwin, from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #857

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