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MONDAY: Orient

a prayer for beginning your week

Image by Jacob  Sapp

breathe.

Pause.  Just for a moment.

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Grow still.  Notice your breath.  Let yourself become aware that God is here with you.

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Begin to pray this prayer from Song of Solomon:

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Inhale:  "I am my Beloved's"

Exhale:  "My Beloved is mine."

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Breathe this prayer, slow and steady, for seven cycles of breath. 

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Notice what changes in your body, mind, and spirit as you pray.

read.

Read the words of Jesus as He prays for you in John 17.

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"All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them."

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What stands out as you read these words?

reflect.

Think ahead to your upcoming week.  What is on the horizon?  What are you looking forward to?  What are you dreading?

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Imagine what "glorifying God" in the week ahead might look like.

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Set an intention.

pray.

Let your heart respond to Jesus.  Use your own words or pray along with the poem below.

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In my buzzing alarm and morning coffee,

be glorified.

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In my busy hands and working mind,

be glorified.

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In both my energy and my exhaustion,

be glorified.

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All that belongs to me is Yours,

be glorified.

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