In many ways the Lord’s Supper opens us wide to a divine mystery. This mystery is sometimes dubbed the “paschal mystery” of redemption: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Explaining this mystery may be beyond us, but that does

Lean into God, trusting that being with him in silence will loosen your rootedness in the world and plant you by streams of living water. It can form your life even if it doesn’t solve your life. The anonymous author of The Way of the Pilgrim wrote, “I need peace and silence to give free play to this quickening flame of prayer.” Let the silence lea

Breathing in, you pray “Jesus, Son of David,” breathing out, you say, “have mercy on me, a sinner.” This

“Sabbath is not dependent upon our readiness to stop. We do not stop when we are finished. We do not stop when we complete our phone calls, finish our project, get through this stack of messages, or get out this report that is due tomorrow. We stop because it is time to stop.”

not mean we cannot participate in it.

BREATH PRAYER DESIRE to pray a simple, intimate prayer of heartfelt desire before God DEFINITION Breath prayer is a form of contemplative prayer linked to the rhythms of breathing: (1) breathe in, calling on a biblical name or image of God, and (2) breathe out a simple God-given

giving-thanks prayers in mid-morning—Terce noon-day prayer of commitment—Sext mid-afternoon prayer—None evening prayer of stillness—Vespers going-to-sleep prayer of trust—Compline

receive what the Trinity brings. Wait

night prayer—Vigils waking-up prayers—Lauds prayers for beginning work—Prime