The Abbey: January 2026
Our daily practices on January 5, 2026.
From January 1st-4th, you are invited into a sacred pause—a brief period to slow down and let your vision form for 2026. Begin by listening to the Bible Lesson to assure you understand the spiritual importance of starting this year from being still, breathing, and waiting.
Then, The Sacred Pause will offer you space to reflect on where you have been and what God may be inviting you into this year.
Afterward, download your January Guide below. This guide will help orient your heart and gently prepare you for the rhythm of daily practice you will enter in the days to come. I recommend printing the guide and placing it in a binder with a journal for your writing practices.
Lastly, I have included a video on HAVENING to help you understand this practice in your Evening Ritual.
***You may want to save this page to your notes on your phone for easy access. Remember, it is day-and-night meditation that changes us, according to Psalm 1 and a wealth of psychological literature. If you want to experience change, and even deepen your relationship with God—commit to the discipline of the practices here. Welcome to a new approach to experiencing God and healing—therapeutically informed discipleship.
THE BIBLE LESSON
THE SACRED PAUSE
January: Be Still. Breathe. Wait
Extra Resource: Havening
Weekly Schedule
Monday, Wednesday & Friday - Morning & Evening Practice
Tuesday—Lord’s Prayer & Parts Practice
Thursday - I Wait Meditation & Parts Practice
Morning Practice
Begin your day by returning to safety, breath, and the presence you carry.
This gentle morning practice is designed to calm the nervous system, restore the body to the shalom of God, and awaken you to the truth that you are a dwelling place for His Spirit.
Through slow breathing, somatic regulation, imaginative prayer, and Scripture-centered reflection, you are invited to meet Jesus in a place He chooses, engage your senses, and remember what you carry into the day—His presence, His favor, and His peace.
We close with simple written declarations to anchor courage, trust, and possibility as you move forward.
Come as you are.
There is nothing to fix.
Just breathe—and begin again.
Evening Practice
This is the nightly practice that will incorporate prayer, havening, journalling, and imaginative prayer. We are also rewriting your internal script to the truth of God. I encourage this practice three times a week. You will alternate this practice with The Parts night time prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer Meditation
The Lord’s Prayer — A Formational Practice
The Lord’s Prayer offers a beautiful and enduring framework for prayer. In just a few lines, Jesus gives us a way to pray that holds intimacy, surrender, forgiveness, protection, and even spiritual resistance. It is both simple and profoundly deep.
In this practice, we engage the Lord’s Prayer not only as words to recite, but as a formational rhythm—one that invites inner healing, reorientation of the heart, and alignment with the Kingdom of God. Each phrase becomes a place to pause, listen, and allow truth to take root.
We will return to this prayer weekly, though you are welcome to practice it as often as you feel you have space. It is a prayer that creates room—for forgiveness, for protection, and for the Kingdom to come through both our words and our lives.
Come slowly.
Pray attentively.
And allow this prayer to shape you from the inside out.
Parts Meditation
This meditation is designed to be practiced a few nights each week to gently integrate the wounded places within you. Together, we will learn how to listen with kindness, invite Jesus into these parts, and begin turning toward our own hearts with compassion.
Shame and guilt keep wounded parts hidden and fragmented. Love and compassion are what bring healing and integration. In this practice, there is nothing to fix or force—only an invitation to notice, to listen, and to move toward what has been hurting with care.
As you continue to return to this meditation, you are learning how to gather the scattered places of your soul and allow them to be met by love.
(If you are new to parts work, you may find my full video helpful. I do believe this is a key component in not only integrating, but waking up to our God image.)
I Thirst Meditation
This meditation invites you to pause and wait on God.
To be still. To know Him.
In this brief practice, we cultivate the discipline of waiting in silence—making room in our day for presence rather than striving. Over time, this practice will deepen, but for now, simply come as you are.
Allow a thirst to awaken.
A longing for more of God.
And rest in the quiet where He meets you.