{"id":9386,"date":"2020-04-04T23:43:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=9386"},"modified":"2020-04-11T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T17:22:21","slug":"st-patricks-breastplate-embodied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/04\/04\/st-patricks-breastplate-embodied\/","title":{"rendered":"St Patrick&#8217;s Breastplate embodied"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75qDaElCYwQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">This is an embodied prayer based on  <strong>St Patrick&#8217;s Breastplate<\/strong> &#8211; a prayer of protection from the 5th century. It&#8217;s adapted from the kneeling version featured in Sue Wallace&#8217;s book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.nl\/books\/about\/Multi_sensory_Prayer.html?id=uWfRAQAACAAJ&#038;redir_esc=y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-Sensory Prayer<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">I commend it as a spiritual practice, especially when you feel overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>St Patrick&#8217;s Breastplate<\/h3>\n<p>Christ be <strong>with<\/strong> me<br \/>\nChrist <strong>before<\/strong> me<br \/>\nChrist <strong>behind<\/strong> me<br \/>\nChrist <strong>within<\/strong> me<\/p>\n<p>Christ <strong>beneath<\/strong> me<br \/>\nChrist <strong>above<\/strong> me<br \/>\nChrist on my <strong>right side<\/strong><br \/>\nChrist on my <strong>left side<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christ in <strong>quiet<\/strong><br \/>\nChrist in <strong>danger<\/strong><br \/>\nChrist in the <strong>mouth<\/strong><br \/>\n   of a <strong>friend<\/strong> or a <strong>stranger<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>See also the blogpost, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/09\/14\/circle-me-lord\/\">Circle me, Lord<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an embodied prayer based on St Patrick&#8217;s Breastplate &#8211; a prayer of protection from the 5th century. 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You turn our world and its values upside down.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange_label.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange_label.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange_label.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange_label.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Irene Bom","author_link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/author\/irenebom-com\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/video\/\" rel=\"category tag\">video<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"This is an embodied prayer based on St Patrick&#8217;s Breastplate &#8211; a prayer of protection from the 5th century. 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