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Tag: Spiritual Growth

What Happens When You Surrender to God?

July 5, 2026 Rich Lewis Leave a comment

I came across a Thomas Merton prayer in a new book I am reading by Jim Murphy, The Best Possible…

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Posted in: General Filed under: centering prayer, contemplative prayer, silence teaches, silent prayer, sitting with God, Spiritual Growth, Surrender to God, thomas merton, True self, Trusting God

You Are Not Every Thought You Have

June 28, 2026 Rich Lewis Leave a comment

Centering prayer teaches us to let go of our thoughts. Not because thoughts are bad. But because we are not…

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Posted in: General Filed under: centering prayer, contemplative prayer, God’s Presence, Inner Awareness, letting go, Limiting beliefs, Peace and Clarity, silence teaches, silent prayer, Spiritual Growth

We Fall and Start Over Again

June 21, 2026 Rich Lewis Leave a comment

In October of 2016, I attended a retreat led by the late Father William Meninger. I filled my notebook with…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Basil Pennington, centering prayer, Christian Contemplation, Father William Meninger, God’s Love, silence teaches, silent prayer, Spiritual Growth, the cloud of unknowing, Thomas Keating

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  • How Did Jesus Handle Stress?July 19, 2026
    How did Jesus handle stress? What can we learn from him? Jesus had his own daily news. News of his healing spread. People wanted to be healed by him. Crowds pressed upon him. Others wanted…
  • A Contemplative Resource I Wanted to ShareJuly 16, 2026
    I wanted to share something I think many of you may appreciate. If you are interested in contemplative spirituality, prayer, and the Enneagram as a tool for greater self-awareness, the Contemplative Enneagram Summit looks like…
  • My Centering Prayer BookendsJuly 12, 2026
    What is your centering prayer routine? Let me explain. Right now mine looks like this: I open the daily meditation I read from Bishop Robert Barron. I read the Daily Readings. Today it was a…
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