Lord,
I quiet my heart,
still my thoughts,
open my spirit,
and wait,
with no expectation,
no presumption,
just longing to hear your voice,
to sense your presence,
be still in your love,
knowing you’re right here,
always, with me.
Your Spirit fills me,
cleanses my mind,
refreshes my heart,
and a breath escapes,
releasing my cares to you.
I praise you my Prince of Peace,
and I bless you
for inviting me into your rest.
Amen.
Lord,
I have everything I need in you.
You sustain my heart,
refresh my soul,
keep me in perfect peace,
as my thoughts alight on you.
You are rest,
and I enter your presence,
grateful for your blood
that has washed away all my sin,
and speaks a better word
over every accusation,
judgement, and condemnation.
You are my refuge
and my tower of strength.
There’s no other place I’d rather be,
I praise you.
Amen.
Lord,
you are sovereign over all the universe,
you are closer to me than my breath,
you are mighty and strong,
lovingly, intimately involved in my life,
please now penetrate into every area of my heart,
where unbelief hardens
and the care of this world bring unrest.
Help me to cast all my cares upon you,
remembering your provision, kindness, and goodness
pursuing me and holding onto me,
and choose to believe again and again.
Give me faith,
let me throw off every yoke, distraction, and idol,
and purify my heart
to be wholehearted, single minded
pursuing your will,
obeying you.
Restore my joy and hope,
and let me once again find rest in you alone.
I bless you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
Draw me away to rest in you,
kiss me with your Word,
revive me with your Spirit,
remind me again that your love is better than wine,
than anything this world has to offer…
for only you can satisfy.
Hide me under your wings,
for your nearness delights and comforts,
your presence is a fragrance
that soothes, restores, and calms.
Still my soul against your heartbeat,
your rhythm of love and melody of grace.
Let me rejoice and be glad in you,
remembering and praising your sweet love,
enjoying you, resting assured
that this is right where I belong.
I love you and bless you Lord.
Amen.
Lord of Shabbat,
Teach me your rest,
let me learn from you
who are gentle and humble in heart.
Call me
and let me recognize your voice once more,
to know that I’m your own,
I’m yours,
resting in your presence,
green pastures,
quiet waters,
right paths
that you lead me on,
knowing all is well with my soul
because my Good Shepherd knows,
my Prince of Peace has me.
I lay it all down this Shabbat,
my burdens, my cares I cast upon you,
and as darkness always brings the morning light,
I rest,
knowing your presence is my hope and restoration.
I trust you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
I praise you for your rest,
rest in your love,
rest in your Word,
rest in your commands,
rest in simple obedience to you,
and a relationship with you.
Let my work be rest
as I give my gifts, talents, and skills
back to you for your glory.
Place me where you would maximize your glory
through my life.
Deliver me from making work an idol,
wrapping my worth into my performance,
shrinking back in fear of failing.
Grant me your vision,
boldness, courage, faith, determination,
discipline, diligence, and persistence
to see your plans and will birthed through my life.
Ready me for your kingdom come.
I bless you Lord.
Amen.
Lord of my rest,
I bless you.
I receive your comfort,
healing and refreshing,
depleted and needy
for your Spirit and grace.
Thank you for rest,
break into my frenetic cycles
where my wheels only spin
and I’m more stuck than I know.
Shine your light
on the root of my anxieties,
so I can’t cover it up,
and help me
to cast all my cares on you.
Break through my muteness,
open my mouth,
so my heart can spill forth the cries
pent up behind my futile actions.
When the world weighs heavy on my shoulders,
and surrounding sin and pain grieve me,
I choose to remember you,
my Lord,
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace,
the government is upon your shoulder.
I praise your Name.
Amen.
Lord,
I praise you for your rest,
that I can fall back into your love
unchanging, unwavering, strong, powerful, and pure.
I see my broken promises,
my feeble efforts, my striving, my own religions,
to prove myself to you… to me
when you have loved me all along.
Your perfect love drives out all condemnation and judgement.
My life makes sense only because of your love,
my purposes, my call, my destiny
is empowered by your love alone,
I stand firm, hidden in your love,
in your Spirit.
Not by my strength or my might,
but by the power of your Spirit,
I live, succeed, and thrive.
I can do all things in and through you
who empowers and gives me strength,
I’m fully sufficient in you Lord,
because you are my everything,
you are my all,
your love overflows,
surrounds, covers, and goes before me.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the shadow of your love
forever.
I bless your Name.
Amen.
Lord of my rest,
I enter into Shabbat,
into your presence,
so thankful for your mercy,
for your acceptance, joy, and open arms,
your faithfulness even when I’ve been unfaithful,
your delight when I come,
just as I am.
I’m so grateful for your invitation,
to step out from the the world’s frenetic race,
into this Shabbat you’ve made for me
into the garden to just be
simply me in your wondrous presence.
So I’ll enter your rest,
confident and secure,
washed in your blood,
laying aside my burdens,
giving them to you,
falling into your grace
again and again,
setting my mind,
my eyes upon you
and finding only shalom peace
with a full heart
and praise on my lips.
I bless you this Shabbat,
tasting and knowing you are good,
sweet, holy, and wonderful.
I love you Lord.
Amen.
Lord,
Let me surrender to the flow of your rest,
pausing in the ebb,
lying still on the shores
of your mercy and grace.
Breathing in your presence,
refreshed as the mist and spray of your Spirit
cleanses and washes away the week’s turbulence.
Let me lean back into your love and acceptance,
resting fully on all the grains of sand
of your thoughts toward me,
caring, concerned, wise, devoted, nurturing, empowering,
your strength and support emanates within me.
Let me bask in the radiance of your glory,
rays of light gently hitting my face
making it aglow with your joy and beauty,
my back warmed against the praises
rising through all creation
bursting like sunset
from the depths of the earth
to the farthest shore
to the mountaintops,
all singing, crying out,
glory, glory to God in the highest.
I bless you, the risen One,
for ushering me into your rest.
Amen.
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