Breast Plate of St. Patrick
Mindfulness isn't an accident. St. Patrick knew this well. He wrote a beautiful prayer tooled with an invitation to be still and surrounded by Christ. ( Keep reading to find this precious prayer, and note that it is only the last stanza of a much longer prayer--Google it for more detail ) He leads me beside still waters... Psalm 23:1-3 Concentration, contemplative, receptive prayer is an art to be practiced, for sure not mastered. In my life spun out to the edges by default, it takes such intent to find that "undivided heart" David talks about in Psalm 86: 11 Teach me your way, Lord , that I may rely on your faithfulness ; give me an undivided heart , that I may fear your name. 12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart ; I will glorify your name forever. If you know me very well, you know I do a lot of yoga. One of the Yoga Sutras describes yoga as “the progressive quieting of the fluctuatio