Welcome to a time of being still and being loved. I'm Alyssa and we are going to rest in his presence together.

Take a moment to place your body, your mind, your heart and your soul in any position that feels restful and attentive.

Take a deep breath through your nose and expand your belly, wide in your shoulder blades.

And then exhale slowly through the mouth.

Again, inhale, expand the belly, wide in the collarbone, and exhale. Please remember at any time if your mind wanders away, gets anxious, come back to your breath.

It's an anchor essence of what gives you life as you have breath.

It's the very essence of what gives you life is you have breath.

And that breath is feeding and fueling

all 12 systems of your body that you don't even have to think about working.

From the moment you were formed in your mother's womb.

God was working and forming you

to be his, to know him so that you might linger and abide in his presence.

So let's pray. God, we need you.

Our minds need you, Our hearts need you.

Our will needs you.

And our bodies, they grow tired, God.

They get sore.

And sometimes we think they're failing us,

and sometimes they are God.

But you are the healer, you are the great physician,

you are the wonderful counselor, and an everlasting father.

And so Father, we come to you as your son and your daughter, in need.

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