Centering Prayer

Centering Prayer is our consent to God’s presence and action within, the Divine Indwelling.

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@canva They should be read according to the method of Lectio Divina.

~ Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart 20th Anniversary Edition

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the sure path to perfect freedom.
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“Jesus did not teach a specific method of meditation or bodily discipline for quieting the imagination, memory, and emotions.

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[These 42] principles represent a tentative effort to restate the Christian spiritual journey in contemporary terms. They are designed to provide a conceptual background for the practice of Centering Prayer.

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@canva They should be read according to the method of Lectio Divina.

~ Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart 20th Anniversary Edition

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reflection of self
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“In the beginning, emotional hang-ups are the chief obstacle to the growth of our new self because they put our freedom into a straight jacket. Later, because of the subtle...

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[These 42] principles represent a tentative effort to restate the Christian spiritual journey in contemporary terms. They are designed to provide a conceptual background for the practice of Centering Prayer.

[Centering Prayer @prayerofconsent]

@canva They should be read according to the method of Lectio Divina.

~ Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart 20th Anniversary Edition

[Centering Prayer @prayerofconsent]

@canva [These 42] principles represent a tentative effort to restate the Christian spiritual journey in contemporary terms. They are designed to provide a conceptual background for the practice of Centering Prayer.

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@canva The building of our new self, based on the transforming power of divine love, is our participation in His risen life.”

~ Guidelines for Christian Life, Growth and Transformation
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“The disintegrating and dying of our false self is our participation in the passion and death of Jesus.

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3/ When engaged with your *thoughts, return ever-so-gently to the sacred word.

*thoughts include body sensations, feelings, images, and reflections

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4/ At the end of the prayer period, remain in silence with eyes closed for a couple of minutes.

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the presence and action of God are in everything

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“What is being revealed is that everything is interconnected and interrelated in the material universe and functions in collaboration and communion with other creatures.

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2/ Sitting comfortably and with eyes closed, settle briefly and silently introduce the sacred word as the symbol of your consent to God’s presence and action within.