Last week, I spent an afternoon working with a group of 4th and 5th graders for an afterschool program. They wrote the lyrics to a rap and I was there to teach them about beats and tones that could bring together the music. As I worked with this group, we went over basic rhythms and structures and then pulled inspiration from their favorite kind of music: Brazilian Funk. 

Structure makes ideas come alive.

Your life is formed by the structures (stories and shapes) that you press them into again and again. And in each domain of the human soul - mind, body, and spirit - there are structures that form you for transformation or deformation. 

The Summer of Soul Care begins with the Spiritual Domain. This is the central part of your soul. It’s like the beat that makes the music come alive in your life. 

At its most essential Spiritual Wellness is about connection. This connection is to yourself, God, others, and the creation around you. 

Three marks of Spiritual Wellness: 

  1. Connection to your truest self made in the image of God
  2. Connection between your values and actions 
  3. Connection with something greater than yourself (something that has an eternal past and an eternal future)

The Practice of Prayer equips you to grow in your Spiritual Wellness. Through Prayer, you become a person of focus in a culture of distraction. Prayer resets you towards focus. When you pray, you return to your breath and activate your words in ways that have the power to shift reality. 

THIS WEEK: The First Five Minutes of your day determine your focus for the rest of your day. What do you typically do during the first five minutes of your day? Who would benefit if you spent your First Five Minutes centering through Prayer? 

PRAY: Our Father in heaven. You are the source of our lives. You are the beginning of our stories. You are the originator of our designs. Help us today to trust in you. Forgive us for relying on temporary things. Guide us in the ways we should go. You are the author and perfecter of our faith. Let it be so. Amen. (From Day 1 of the 21-Day Prayer Challenge)

CHALLENGE: Join the 21-Day Prayer Challenge and receive a PDF with a 4-Movement Structure based on the Prayer Jesus taught his disciples. In 21-Days, you’ll become a more focused you!

Ready to join? Text “CHALLENGE” to 888.781.4708 and click the link to sign-up.