{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Faith, Finances and F*Bombs","title":"The Britt, The Bobby, The Breath and The Breakdown","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1802,"description":"Hartley introduces us to the breath prayer, Kevin anticipates push-back in the upcoming political season. SHOW NOTES:adjacent — /ad·​ja·​cent/ adjective                                                                                                                                                                                 not distant: nearby; lying near, close tangent — /ˈtanj(ə)nt/ adjective (of a line or plane) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surfacetangential — /tan-jen-shuhl/ adjective(of a subject or activity) different from or not directly connected with the one you are talking about or doing: a tangential issue Kevin is currently reading: Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being by Sue Varma, MD; published by Avery; 2024; 336 pagesYou can pray a breath prayer into the spaces of your day: when you are waiting, when you are worried and anxious, when you need some sense of God's presence, 'underneath' all other words and thoughts consuming your daily interactions, when you are entering into silence and solitude, and as a way of bringing your mind back to your desire when it begins to wander.   Discovering your Own Breath PrayerSit quietly, reminding yourself you are in God's loving presence. Allow yourself to sit with a particular word or phrase from Scripture if there is one which helps you enter a prayerful, listening stance.Express your true heart to God: \"God, what I most want from you right now is... Choose your favorite name or image for God which best captures who God is for you or who you need or want Him to be as you are currently relating to him. (examples: God, Father, Jesus, Creator, Spirit, Breath of life, Lord, Shepherd, Holy One, Prince of Peace, Savior)Combine your name for God with the expression of your heart, capturing your yearning for intimacy, wholeness, or well-being in Christ. Consider variations of your combination until you have a prayer of about 6 to 8 syllables which flows...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Cv6k80Di3EufJG_BEJs-8zBA6R1PhIhdMECYcuQmABI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZDAx/YTI5NmJmNmUyMzRk/ZGIxY2JkMDJlNTI5/NmFiNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}