Palm Sunday, a perfect day to revisit Christian breath prayer. The prayer is simple: choose a verse from the Bible. Silently repeat it in two phrases while breathing deeply. Breathe in, the first phrase. Breathe out, the second. The classic breath prayer dates from the ancient church. Today we call it the Jesus Prayer: “Jesus Son of God / have mercy on me, a sinner.” You can turn anything God shows you into a breath prayer. This is NOT an affirmation or a deep breathing exercise. This is praying God’s Word back to Him. This morning, I was re-reading a passage He showed me the other day. At the time…

I help women entrepreneurs hear the Holy Spirit in images and narratives. (Always subject to the Bible.) Sometimes their experiences speak directly to their businesses. With one woman, I saw the image for her. (This happens sometimes.) I described it: a mountaintop covered in wildflowers. She told me, “Just a second!” and ran off. She came back a few moments later holding a vision board. It was a mountain top filled with flowers. She had seen it that long ago and forgot about it until the Holy Spirit reminded her. She now knew she was entering a new creative season. Another time, I prayed with a woman who was a…

I teach imaging prayer in spiritual direction. But what is it? Imaging prayer is one of the two types of an old (as of the 4th century) Christian prayer called “The prayer of silence.” One type is contemplating the presence of the Lord without words or mental pictures. Imaging prayer is the 2nd type, where you allow the Holy Spirit to use your imagination to speak with you. You do NOT drive this prayer; you put it in the Holy Spirit’s hands. Imaging prayer only works with believers; since it depends on the Holy Spirit, it’s different from visualization. It also works for your life and your business; especially when…