Short, easily memorable prayers have become very useful for me. Often times, life gets so busy that just taking a few breaths to connect with God is all we seem to have. That can be particularly true if you have small children (which I can attest to after watching my grandchildren yesterday. One can forget as you age just how “lively” life used to be!)
These words above came to me the other day as I was pondering how to ground myself in the here and now. So often I operate in the future or the past. Just taking a few breaths to be in the present moment can be an anchor or grounding moment that gives me a connection to God–a reminder to put my life and all its busyness in God’s hands.
I wrote it out in the lines for each breath. Inhale–Right here, Exhale–Right Now, Inhale–All that I am, Exhale–I Give to You. Certainly, breath prayers can be used with rosaries and prayer beads too. I even recommend them.
Do you have a short prayer you like to use that helps ground you in God’s presence?
