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To help us become a worldwide caring community, praying community and community of power, we are sending out monthly prayer and bible reading resources, including bible reading plans, memory verses and some teaching on prayer.

We hope you find these resources useful and helpful.

Bible Reading Plans

Read the Bible with us this month as we start a new reading plan to direct our focus onto our key word for the year: fulfilment. Use this 5-day plan to guide you on a journey towards finding inner peace and fulfilment through God's grace. You can access them on the YouVersion app or website.

Memory Verse

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10:10 NIV   

Prayer Teaching

Breath Prayers

Sara Jukes

Breath prayers are short, simple prayers you can practise anywhere, at any time. They’re a great way to bring a deeper connection, to help you to fix your eyes on Jesus, and to create space for peace.

Breath prayers are short phrases that you repeat whilst inhaling and exhaling, creating a powerful experience and helping you to focus on a scripture, truth or promise. Meditating in this way, creates a closer relationship with God and provides help when we are battling through intrusive thoughts, deep-rooted lies, stress and anxiety.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to, “pray without ceasing” and breath prayers can help make this scripture a reality; creating a way to pray whilst travelling, at work etc. You can walk and talk with God as simply as breathing out and breathing in.

Here are a few examples of phrases you can use as Breath Prayers and their scripture reference:

Practical / Prayer Steps

Step 1: Find a quiet, comfortable space

Step 2: Choose a phrase to inhale (e.g. "the Lord is my shepherd") and another to exhale (e.g. "I shall not want")

Step 3: Inhale and exhale the phrase

Step 4: Repeat and allow the rhythm and words to connect you with God and bring you peace.