The Heart of Centering Prayer Is Consent

The heart of centering prayer is “consent”—consent to the presence and action of God in our lives.

That is it!

We do not need to make it complicated.

Like the myriad contemplatives before us, we open to the presence of God in silence.

We let God do the work.

When we center, we let God take action within (Luke 17:21).

If we open to God, God will become present, and when ready, God will act within.

And we will take this action into our non-centering times of the day.

Read more in Sitting with God: A Journey to Your True Self Through Centering Prayer. Click here for a Free Sample of my new book, Sitting with God.

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I am currently reading Awakening To I Am Love: How Finding Your True Self Transforms Your Wellbeing, Relationships, and What You Do by David Youngren.

New: Eye of the Heart: A Spiritual Journey into the Imaginal Realm by Cynthia Bourgeault.

Closer Than Breath: An Online Meditation Course:

Closer Than Breath is a 6-week Centering Prayer course grounded in opening to God who is closer to us than the air we breathe. This video-based, self-paced course allows you to take the course at your own speed and is aimed at finding greater peace of mind and the divine Presence within. With 2 weekly email teachings, there is constant support in encouraging you along in both the course and your personal practice. Also included are regular contemplative prayer gatherings over Zoom.  This course is ideal for anyone just getting started in Centering Prayer and for those who are looking to deepen their practice.

Some of the weekly teachings include:

• God: It ain’t a boy’s name
• Meditation: It’s not about not thinking
• Moving from mind to heart
• Dying to self
• Prayer: It’s not about words
• Moving from Doing to Being

Visit Closer Than Breath to see all the details.