Interrupters

One-minute prayers to help interrupt your day, where you can ask God to reveal his infinite love for you. Ideal if waiting for a kettle to boil, or sitting on the train or bus.

Start with the Prayer of Approach.

Jesus, the centre of time, can do a lot in a minute!

Grace and peace, ASD

Prayer of Approach

[Breathe slowly in for 5 seconds and out for 7 seconds 3 times.]

Heavenly Father, I calm myself and slowly become aware of your presence.

Jesus, live in each new breath I will take today.

Holy Spirit, make them a gift. Awake, my soul, awake!

May all that you are help me to become all that I can be.

Amen.

Rocky shoreline with waves crashing between black rocks and the ocean in the background on a cloudy day.

An interruption for anxiety

Dear Lord Jesus, disrupt those

things that hold me in fear.

Where storms rage, bring your

eternal peace.

Where the ground sinks beneath

me, be my rock. Let my anxious

thoughts be turned to hope.

Amen.

A rocky coastal inlet with a small stream flowing into the ocean, surrounded by green grassy hills under a cloudy sky.

An interruption for living water

With my empty jar,

I come to the well.

In secret, I ask you to see me,

to give rest to my weary soul.

Quench my thirst,

empty me of my burdens

and fill me with life-giving water.

Amen.

Overcast sky with dark clouds over calm ocean water

An interruption for heavy days

As I begin this day

what else can I say?

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

Meet me in some new way.

Help me be a vessel of your grace.

Touch a world of brutality,

bring your beauty,

demolish the insane.

Fill me with resurrection hope

to see the darkness choke

and driven back.

As I begin this day

what else can I say?

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

Amen.

A weathered wooden bench surrounded by tall grass in a field with a backdrop of trees and a clear sky, illuminated by golden sunlight.

An interruption for daily surrender

On this day,

I desire to surrender

all of me to you.

To be present, attentive,

open-minded and true.

I will hear your gentle

rebuke and trust

in your goodness.

Amen.

A black New York Yankees baseball cap resting on a weathered wooden surface, with a Kindle e-reader to the right, and blurred beach scene with sand, driftwood, and ocean in the background.

An interruption for knowing God’s presence

My soul longs for

uninterrupted time

alone with you.

But I struggle.

Stir up stagnant waters.

Create a whirlpool

of willingness within me.

May I bathe

in your brightness,

your unquestioning generosity,

and unquenchable love.

Amen.

A sailboat on calm ocean water during sunset or sunrise, with a partly cloudy sky showing soft pink and purple hues.

An Interruption for a fresh start

Challenge my stubborn thoughts

to unlearn old ways.

Help me be courageous

in my next decision.

Prepare me for change,

for the life I don’t yet see.    

In your mercy, come.

Amen.