Creating a Sacred Pause

We all want to slow down and be more aware of God’s presence in our lives, but our days often get full and our focus can get diverted. We have loved the book Get Your Life Back by John Eldredge where he highlights a few wonderfully simple practices, or what John calls “graces”- to begin to recover your soul, and to have a concrete way to disentangle from the hardships of the world.

These “graces” include…

• Learning to insert a One Minute Pause into your day.
   

• Practicing “benevolent detachment” and truly letting it all go.
   

• Offering kindness toward yourself in the choices you make.
   

• Drinking in the simple beauty available to you every day.
   

• Taking simple steps to unplug from technology overload. 

As you move forward into your week, we encourage you to explore trying the one minute pause occasionally throughout your day. 

You’ll be surprised what a minute can do for your soul! Honestly, you can do this pause anytime and anywhere. It’s a time to let go of the stress and strain of the day, and invite God to fill you with His never-ending love and grace. 

As David wrote in the Psalm 131:2, “I have cultivated a quiet heart.” The one minute pause is a beautiful and a simple way to refresh your spirit and develop a quiet heart, no matter the chaos that may abound.  The practice itself is wonderful, and it opens a space in your soul for God to meet you there.

If you’d like to check out the free app, simply download the One Minute Pause by John Eldredge.  It provides an easy way to integrate a sacred pause throughout your day and we have found it to be incredibly refreshing and inspiring!