{"id":13971,"date":"2023-03-18T01:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T00:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=13971"},"modified":"2023-03-18T01:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T00:59:32","slug":"settle-yourself-into-the-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/03\/18\/settle-yourself-into-the-quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"Settle yourself into the quiet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13975\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/03\/18\/settle-yourself-into-the-quiet\/tree_trunk_bulbs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_trunk_bulbs.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;motorola edge 20&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1676034443&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;151&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tree_trunk_bulbs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_trunk_bulbs.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_trunk_bulbs.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_trunk_bulbs.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_trunk_bulbs.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_trunk_bulbs.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>~ <strong>Etty Hillesum<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Blessing of Rest<\/h3>\n<p>Curl this blessing<br \/>\nbeneath your head<br \/>\nfor a pillow.<br \/>\nWrap it about yourself<br \/>\nfor a blanket.<br \/>\nLay it across your eyes<br \/>\nand for this moment<br \/>\ncease thinking about<br \/>\nwhat comes next,<br \/>\nwhat you will do<br \/>\nwhen you rise.<\/p>\n<p>Let this blessing<br \/>\ngather itself to you<br \/>\nlike the stillness<br \/>\nthat descends<br \/>\nbetween your heartbeats,<br \/>\nthe silence that comes<br \/>\nso briefly<br \/>\nbut with a constancy<br \/>\non which<br \/>\nyour life depends.<\/p>\n<p>Settle yourself<br \/>\ninto the quiet<br \/>\nthis blessing brings,<br \/>\nthe hand it lays<br \/>\nupon your brow,<br \/>\nthe whispered word<br \/>\nit breathes into<br \/>\nyour ear<br \/>\ntelling you<br \/>\nall shall be well<br \/>\nall shall be well<br \/>\nand you can rest<br \/>\nnow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ by <strong>Jan Richardson<\/strong>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/paintedprayerbook.com\/2012\/07\/15\/come-away-and-rest\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">paintedprayerbook.com<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Visit Jan Richardson&#8217;s 2012 blog post for the backstory to this blessing.<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes. ~ Etty Hillesum &nbsp; Blessing of Rest Curl this blessing beneath your head for a pillow. 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It's peppered with good, true and beautiful words like \"promise\", \"value\" and \"deserves\". 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