Weekly Breath Prayers: May 2026

Every Sunday, we begin our worship services with a simple breath prayer from Milford First's lay leader to guide us through the week. Below are this month’s breath prayers along with weekly reflections from Deb Johnson. We hope these prayers are meaningful tools for your spiritual life and journey!

Sunday, May 3, 2026
“You love us fully - teach us to receive it.”

With this week's breath prayer, we hope to go deeper in our love with the Lord and with others...by humbling ourselves. Showing deep gratitude for what we have been given requires us to humbly accept it. That is not always an easy task. To believe...to trust...that we are fully deserving of God's love showered upon us takes prayer! Especially on days we feel unworthy, we are still loved!

Accepting praise and thanks from others is not always comfortable. I believe there is always room to learn how to be more gracious. Especially for those of us that are used to giving to others when the roles are reversed, we often feel uncomfortable or unworthy. We pray that the Holy Three can teach us to openly accept the kind heart of another.

This week, join me in praying for deep acceptance, forgiveness of ourselves and our shortcomings. We pray to make a conscious choice to accept the love that comes our way this week with open arms.