Life is full of complexity at the moment. A change in the weather and the sight of these fabulous snowdrops has significantly lifted my mood.
Before we pray, it can help to become still, to quieten our hearts and minds and make ourselves available to listen to the whisperings of the Spirit. I invite you to try out the stilling I’ve written below, but do it slowly, taking all the time you need at each stage to fully be with the experience:
Start by making sure that you are sitting comfortably, with your back supported and your feet on the ground.
Close your eyes, or lower and soften your gaze.
Notice your breathing, but do not change it.
Take a few deep breaths.
Become aware of the life-giving oxygen entering your body as you breathe in and of the carbon dioxide you breathe out, which feeds the plants and trees around you.
Life entering your body, and the potential for new life leaving your body.
Notice how your body feels.
Starting with the top of your head and flowing down through your whole body.
Pause at any places of tension or pain, and offer that pain up to God.
Notice how you are feeling today, and offer those feelings up to God.
Become aware of God in whom you live and breathe and have your being.
Become aware of God who is found deep within you.
And rest in that space.