Pause

This is a chance to go in and pause. A chance to breathe and pause. A chance to center and pause. Welcome to a Hit of Hope. I work at a Benedictine university, and when I go to prayer with the nuns, I know we will be reciting one of the Psalms, those ancient songs full of praise and lament, joy and suffering. The most human of cries to the Greater Than. Inhale. Exhale. Every single time I go, I am struck by the rhythm and the pause. When the nuns say the Psalms, there is no haste, no hurry.

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Beautiful metaphor or the flower furling open to the sun 💕🙏🏻

This reminds me of my teaching days in the Catholic school I taught in. We would do a morning prayer followed by any intentions the children would want to pray for. At the beginning of the year I think I really tested their patience. After a student offered up an intention, I would pause before calling on the next student. They just wanted to rattle off their intentions but I would tell them to pause and really pray for whatever the intention was. It really pissed off the boys. After a week or so, they would get used to it. Another practice I taught them was that whenever we heard a siren, they were to stop working, put their pencil down and say a prayer for whoever the siren was for. When they were done, they could resume working. I was so proud of them for thinking about others and not only themselves. I always had very respectful classes (with a few bumps in the road). They would pray for me in their intentions after I told them I had Lupus and explain exactly what it was. I was so fortunate to get that respect from them. About 95% of my students would hug me at the end of the day and said they would pray for me when they went to bed.❤️ I had girls and boys who would be in 8th grade who made a point to hug me before they left for home. I am a very lucky and loved person and will remember them the rest of my life.❣️❣️

Soothing voice. Calming narrative and tempo. Perfect for a short break (maybe laying down!). Thank you!

Oh Betsy, you are my pause.. I'm always pleased to see another of your meditations I haven't done. Big thx..

Wonderful. Thank you so much✨🙏✨