by Fr. Basil Pennington

This informative and practical guidebook for today's Christian describes the time-tested method of praying with the Scriptures for wisdom and guidance and joy! Father Basil Pennington defines Lectio Divina as the art of letting 

An Invitation to Centering Prayer is a spiritual discipline rooted in the affirmative awareness of God's dwelling within us. Our value as persons rests on that unique relationship. By focusing our attention on the Divine indwelling, we come to realize that at our center we are not empty, but full of God's creative love. We do not have to care about what anyone else thinks; we are not validated by career or by possessions. This realization empowers us to do whatever we want because it is God who strengthens us. But how do we reach that inner communion with God--that centering? It is through Centering Prayer.

This book is for those who seek an enriched prayer life; newcomers to centering prayer; and those interested in the intersection between Eastern and Western ways of praying.