Liturgies & Prayers · Prayer

The Fruit of Silence

A breath prayer for stillness, faith, love, service, and peace

Take a moment to sit and settle into your place and space. Begin to breathe and connect to the way you are breathing. When you are ready, breathe in consciously and breathe out with your attention on your breath. Do this three times and welcome the stillness. Then read this passage slowly and again. And let it awaken something in you. Spend time in the gift of this holy silence. When you feel complete, breathe in and out consciously again with gratitude for this simple experience of the life of God in you.

A small flame centered in a round ceramic oil lamp viewed from above
A small flame invites attention to the holy stillness already present.

The fruit of silence is prayer

The fruit of prayer is faith

The fruit of faith is love

The fruit of love is service

The fruit of service is peace.

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