O Lighthouse on hill of tears and mist a clearing to the path that leads to the inner cloister of Love in which I hope to abide life surrendered as […]
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When you are in pain…
Q. When you are in pain, can you still practice the Welcoming Prayer if you take pain pills and/or tranquilizers? A. Prayer is a relationship. In any intimate relationship, one […]
Conversations with God on My Spiritual Journey
God is always speaking, but few times have I documented what He has showed me or told me. This was one of the times… I asked Him: Where is the most […]
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Centering Prayer During Times of Unrest
Q: Extreme injustices and inflicted cruelty are buried in people’s lives. When these experiences arise (often unexpectedly) as a response to the asking participation in one’s own spiritual journey, it […]
The Welcoming Prayer: Deepening Our Practice of Letting Go and Letting
My name is Michael Erwin. I have been doing Centering Prayer on a daily basis for several years during my incarceration at San Quentin State Prison. I have found that […]
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By Grace We Are Christ
For a few months I have been sitting with this wonderful quotation from Basil Pennington‚Äôs book on Centering Prayer. “By grace we are Christ. Our relationship with God is that […]
Nothingness
This place living in nothing is like my end,my death,and yet I truly feel it is more like the agony of my personality being a nothingness.It is a place I […]
The Welcoming Prayer and “letting go of the desire for security, affection, and control.”
Q: I have a question about the Welcoming Prayer, related to “letting go of the desire for security, affection, and control.” I say the prayer often during my daily encounters […]
Posture and Breathing in Relation to Centering Prayer
Q: My impression is that some meditation practices have very specific guidance about physical technique such as posture, breathing etc. But Centering Prayer suggests fairly little except to have a […]
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My daily practice…
Breath for the spirit,Meditation for the mind,Yoga for the body,Prayer for the heart,Contemplation for the soul.Everyday. Barbara SullivanThe Colony, TX […]
