A Breath Prayer for Braving Gray Days

On days when life feels dull, gray and too ordinary, find a comfortable spot and breathe. Do a quick body scan and relax any tense spots in your body. As you can manage, breathe using this prayer.

Inhale slowly and steadily as you pray, “God, you are Creator of all.” Exhale slowly and steadily as you pray, “God your creation is marvelous and wondrously made.”

Or

Substitute “God, your creation is majestic.” ...on the inhale and “God, I am grateful for today.”...on the exhale.

Feeling bored?

Try this: Breathe on the inhale as you pray, “God, this is a day that you made.” Exhale as you pray, “Lord, I can rejoice and be glad in small, simple pleasures.”