Tag: Prayer

• to Sabbath like a lizard

  To Sabbath Like a LizardI didn’t read my Bible today.I sprawled out on our aging deckand kicked off my shoes.The skin of my bellyinadvertently made contactwith the sun-warmed wood underneath.I can see why lizards do this, I thought.I heard the leaves rustle overheadas the breeze swept through my haira dog barkeda bird warbledI became aware […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  February 21, 2022

  Beloved Community, Community, Contemplative Life, Deconstruction, Feminist, Healing, Poetry, Women

  Contemplative Life, Deconstruction, Feminist, Poetry, Prayer, Transformation, Women

• a prayer for women OR a blessing for dissident daughters

  a prayer for women or a blessing for dissident daughters Today I’m holding women close in my heart. I have a prayer to share for us all but would also be honored to pray for you specifically if you would like. Just comment or send a DM. A prayer for us all: God our Mother, […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  January 14, 2022

  Belovedness, Blessing, Community, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Sisterhood, Women

  Blessing, Prayer, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Women

• breath prayer for anxious souls

  Breath Prayer for Anxious Souls Inhale: O Holy One, come swiftly. Exhale: Return me to myself. Breath Prayer for Authenticity Inhale: Emmanuel, God with us, Exhale: Help me stay with myself.  God gave each of us the gift of a Self. During panic attacks, high anxiety or high emotion moments, or just regular old stress […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  August 6, 2021

  Anxiety, Belovedness, Blessing, Contemplative Life, People Pleasing, Prayer

  Anxiety, Belovedness, Breath Prayer, Contemplative Life, Contemplative Practice, People Pleasing, Prayer

• Say Their Names

  Breath Prayer: Inhale: Remove my heart of stone. Exhale: Give me a heart of flesh. “Say Their Names” Memorial from Lake Highlands Area Moms Against Racism, displayed at Arapaho United Methodist Church Every morning this week when I walk my two children into church for VBS, we will walk by the Say Their Names Memorial […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  June 7, 2021

  Antiracism, Antiracist Kids, Beloved Community, Belovedness, Christianity, Church, Community, Holy Ground, Justice, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer

  Antiracism, Antiracist Kids, Beloved Community, Breath Prayer, Church, Community, Justice, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Say Their Names, Talk About Race

• 4 AM panic prayer

  I woke up at 3:15 this morning in a panic. A nagging pain in my side, coupled with some other minor health issues over the past couple days, triggered anxiety-inducing memories of some medical emergencies I’ve had over the last few years. I tried my go-to coping strategies but was struggling with an inconvenient middle-of-the-night […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  September 29, 2020

  Anxiety, Belovedness, Christianity, Contemplative Life, Healing, Holy Ground, Mental Health, Prayer

  Anxiety, Belovedness, Contemplative Life, Healing, Incarnation, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Panic, Prayer, Self-Compassion

• too deep for words

  As a person who is wired to take everything in through my head first (hello, #enneagram5 #enneagram6 and #enneagram7 !) , I’m learning about the importance of integrating my body and heart. We live in a culture that conflates truth with facts, but truth is so much greater than logic. Truth is facts, science, experiences, […]

  Lindsay O’Connor

  September 6, 2020

  Anxiety, Belovedness, Contemplative Life, Enneagram, Feelings, Healing, Prayer, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience

  Belovedness, Enneagram, Feelings, Healing, Prayer, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience