Welcome to the eighth episode of The Laundry Basket Liturgy, a devotional companion for Christian mothers longing to embody shalom in the midst of their real, ordinary, everyday calling.
This episode is nestled within a five-part series on building secure attachment and embodied faith, with Christ at the center. If you’d like to begin at the start of the series, you can listen to Episode 6: From Control to Communion first.
In the previous episode, we lingered with Jesus’ invitation: “Come to Me.”
In this episode, we listen for what happens after we come.
In this episode, we explore:
— What the Hebrew word for “be still,” rāp̄â, actually means
— Why “be still” is not passivity, but release
— How Scripture speaks directly into moments of chaos and threat
— Why stillness can feel especially difficult for mothers
— How control, vigilance, and striving often arise from love
— What it means to loosen our grip by remembering who God is
— How release creates space for God to act
Embodied Practice:
In this episode, you’ll be guided through a simple embodied practice of opening the hands, softening the shoulders, and releasing what you’ve been holding—pairing physical release with theological remembrance.
This is not giving up.
This is making room.
Domestic Liturgy for Today:
As you notice yourself tightening, rushing, or bracing throughout the day, open your hands and whisper:
“I loosen my grip.
God, You are God.”
Let this become a gentle returning practice woven into ordinary moments.
Listen to the episode above.
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