One part of experiencing beauty is slowing down and engaging with the world around us. I have found connecting with all five senses in a conscientious and thoughtful way helps to slow me down and draws me closer to God. Perhaps the same can work for you.
Find a spot where you can relax. Slowly work your way through each of your five senses. Breathe in and out and focus on each sense in turn.
What do you hear?
What do you smell?
What do you taste?
What are you touching? How does it feel?
What do you see?
Offer a prayer of thanksgiving for the beauty around you.
Some Comfort and Joy was developed as a devotional resource that follows the rhythms and seasons of the liturgical year from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective.
Comfort & Joy: Readings and Practices for Advent is available now! With readings to walk through the Advent and Christmas season, the weekly offerings in Comfort and Joy include a variety of devotional meditations and invitations to spiritual practices that help us slow down and savor this sacred season.
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