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title: Pray, child
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# Pray, child

Apr 20, 2020 11:00:59 AM  |  by [Charlene Bader](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/charlene-bader)

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* *

*pause*

*rest *

*breathe in, pause, wait, breathe out*

*rest*

*listen*

*listen*

***peace ***

*w**ait*

*listen*

***be with you***

*wait*

*breathe in, pause, wait, breathe out*

*rest*

*listen*

*listen*

*a moment*

***peace be with you***

*pause*

*rest*

*breathe in, pause, wait, breathe out*

*wait*

*rest*

***rest ***

*listen*

*breathe in, pause, wait, breathe out*

*wait*

***I will ***

***give you rest***

*wait*

*listen*

*listen*

*listen*

*listen*

***I will give you rest.***

> “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

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*Copyright 2020 Charlene Bader*

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### [Charlene Bader](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/charlene-bader)

Born and raised in Texas, Charlene Bader enjoys teaching, editing, and writing while raising 5 boys with her husband, Wally. She learned to love Scripture from her Baptist parents and liturgy from her Episcopal grandma. In 2003, she converted to Catholicism. Charlene is passionate about helping others experience a personal, relevant connection to the Lord in their everyday lives. She writes personally at her blog, [Sunrise Breaking](http://www.sunrisebreaking.com).

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