healing moment: breath prayers from Sarah Bessey (erin jean warde)

When I was getting sober, one line prayers were vital. They gave me somewhere to turn when I felt I had nowhere to go, they helped me with my self-talk, and they helped me connect with God.

Today’s image is of A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal, edited by Sarah Bessey

breath prayers from Sarah Bessey

Today, my healing moment is not from me — instead, I’m sharing a resource I deeply appreciate.

When I was getting sober, one line prayers and affirmations were vital. They gave me somewhere to turn when I felt I had nowhere to go, they helped me with my self-talk, they helped me release shame, and duh: they helped me connect with God when I desperately needed to connect with God.

Recently, Sarah Bessey wrote a Substack with 12 New Breath Prayers, and I hope you’ll check it out. She even shares how you might practice breath prayers. (Her Substack — Field Notes — is also worth subscribing to, in my humble opinion.)

Here are my 3 favorites:

Inhale: I can plant seeds for my own joy on purpose,
Exhale: I steadily tend to that flourishing and hope for a harvest of delight.

Inhale: I am content with who I am,
Exhale: I am a proud owner of everything that can’t be bought.

Inhale: Absolutely nothing can come between me and the love of God,
Exhale: I am always embraced by Jesus.

Sarah also wrote breath prayers for the book she edited, A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal, if you love her Substack post and want to expand your breath practice.

I hope this resource finds you where you are, how you are, however it is that you are.

Thank you, Sarah. <3

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