Life By The Spirit Scripture And PracticesSample

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Daily Prayer: Lord, lead me into your rest.

Daily Practice: “Rhythmically, the sabbath reminds us that we belong to the worldwide family of God. We are citizens of another kingdom—a kingdom not ruled by the clock and the tyranny of the urgent. God’s sabbath reality calls us to trust that the Creator can manage all that concerns us in this world as we settle into his rest.” (Adele Calhoun, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook)

Open your hands today as a physical sign of letting go of all the things in this world that cause you to stress and to worry. Proclaim in this moment, “Father, Son, Holy Spirit… you are God and I am not. I give you my worries and my fears. I entrust them to you. Today, I lay down my need to prove my worth by how much I can achieve. Lord, lead me into your rest.”