BREATHE

These materials are an outline for a retreat focused on exhaling the cares and distractions of everyday life in order to make space to inhale more deeply the Presence of God.

Opening Worship

Begin to exhale the cares and worries in order to settle into a time of retreat.

Opening Worship

Teaching

Step-by-step creation of a breath prayer

Breath Prayer

Session #1

A teaching on embracing the exhale

Teaching #1

Session #2

Time to catch our breath

Optional Activities

Session #3

Breath of God: From Creation to the Cross

Teaching #3

Closing Worship

Close time together exhaling praise and thanksgiving for this time of retreat and Inhaling the Holy Spirit that Jesus breathes on His disciples (John 20:21-23)

Closing Worship

Personal Devotionals

Devo #1
Devo #2
Devo #3