“Open my heart to your Love.” This is the sentence I read on my Contemplative Outreach App as I begin my Centering Prayer sit. Let’s not make it more complicated then it needs to be. I use an interior image as my sacred word. With my sacred image I open to the presence and actions of God within. I open my heart to God’s love. It … [Read more...]
Centering Prayer: Be Still and Know God
Center Prayer is both a practice and a relationship with God. Centering Prayer helps us be still. It helps us to be still and know God. We learn how to be with God, ourselves and even others. We open to the great mystery, God, who is beyond our words, thoughts and emotions. The mystery is that we search for God outside of us and God has … [Read more...]
Are You Meeting the Need of the Present Moment
To be fully present is to be here. Not in the past. And not in the future. It means we enjoy this moment. It will never happen again. We watch the sun rise or set. We look at the beautiful assortment of autumn leaf colors before they gently drop to the ground. Winter approaches and we watch the snow flakes gently fall to the ground and coat the … [Read more...]
Centering Prayer: A Precious Gift
“It is hard to sit still.” How will sitting still help me? I should be doing things. There is much work to be done. Sitting still is a precious gift you can give to yourself. When you sit still you rest your body. When you sit still and let go during Centering Prayer you still your inner chatter. Your inner chatter often tells … [Read more...]
I Do Not Have Time For Centering Prayer
“I do not have time for Centering Prayer.” I will argue you cannot afford to not take the time for Centering Prayer. Centering Prayer has a way of giving you back time. Centering Prayer slows you down. It refreshes and resets you. It teaches you patience so you know when to act and also when to take no action. Centering Prayer … [Read more...]
Beauty, Truth, Life and Love: J. Brent Bill
Beauty, Truth, Life and Love: Four Essentials for the Abundant Life by my friend J. Brent Bill is now available. I had an opportunity to ask Brent a few questions about his new book: Why did you write Beauty, Truth, Life and Love? This book grew out of my continuing learning about spiritual discernment – including examining those times in … [Read more...]
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