Centering Prayer
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to develop an open, restful receptivity to the Trinity that enables me to always be with God just as I am
DEFINITION
Contemplative prayer is a receptive posture of openness toward God. It is a way of waiting with a heart awake to God’s presence and his Word. This kind of prayer intentionally trusts and rests in the presence of the Holy Spirit deep in our own spirit.
SCRIPTURE
“Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God.” (Romans 8:26-27 The Message)
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:17-18)
“This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. . . . Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory.” (Colossians 1:26-27 The Message)
PRACTICE INCLUDES
GOD-GIVEN FRUIT