Recently, in a post by Joan Chittister, I was introduced to "Stasis." Intrigued with a way to keep connected to God as I go about my daily life, I googled away to read more about it.
Brien Hohmeier, in his blog expresses it this way:
STOP: Physically, mentally, come to a complete rest—if only for this brief moment.
BREATHE: Let your lungs holding the space of a breath become a picture for you of how your spirit now is holding the space of this quiet little prayer.
RECOLLECT: Here, we just take a moment. Humbly, all we desire here is to be aware, now, in this place, with the God who is in the place where we are.
https://spiritualdirection.center/blog/statio-prayer
A simple dictionary definition of stasis ((Oxford Language) serves my purpose: a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
Here is my understanding as I try to add the practice of stasis into my daily life: STOP, BREATHE, RECOLLECT.
STOP: stop all movement and activity.
BREATHE: breathe deeply and consciously, in and out a few times.
RECOLLECT: recollect my commitment to God, and God's to me. Then, consider the task at hand and proceed with love.
I love this a simple way of inviting God into my life. The challenge is to remember. Hmm, perhaps REMEMBER needs to be first to introduce the process.
Brien Hohmeier, in his blog expresses it this way:
STOP: Physically, mentally, come to a complete rest—if only for this brief moment.
BREATHE: Let your lungs holding the space of a breath become a picture for you of how your spirit now is holding the space of this quiet little prayer.
RECOLLECT: Here, we just take a moment. Humbly, all we desire here is to be aware, now, in this place, with the God who is in the place where we are.
https://spiritualdirection.center/blog/statio-prayer
A simple dictionary definition of stasis ((Oxford Language) serves my purpose: a period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
Here is my understanding as I try to add the practice of stasis into my daily life: STOP, BREATHE, RECOLLECT.
STOP: stop all movement and activity.
BREATHE: breathe deeply and consciously, in and out a few times.
RECOLLECT: recollect my commitment to God, and God's to me. Then, consider the task at hand and proceed with love.
I love this a simple way of inviting God into my life. The challenge is to remember. Hmm, perhaps REMEMBER needs to be first to introduce the process.
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