Contemplation is seeing the world through God’s eyes with spiritual awareness. It is the eternal dimension of life. Jesus portrayed it as living life in the fullness of the Kingdom of God. God is the one who is behind the mystery of all that is seen and unseen. The resurrected Christ encourages us to focus on…
Contemplative prayer focuses our minds on Christ and lifts our hearts and souls above our daily way of living life with its worries about self-preservation and survival. It frees us from the bondage of being consumed with what will happen to us and opens our heart to experience peace with God. It carries us above…
The romance of the heart is with our humanity and God. When we fall in love with a person in a romantic relationship, they capture our thoughts, feelings, and undivided attention. We fabricate and fantasize about ways of spending every waking moment enamored in their presence and company. Young couples describe their reason for getting…
The good news is we never need to feel alone, isolated, or estranged from God. God created us to live in fellowship, and prayer is an intrinsic part of that relationship. Our life journey allows us to walk hand in hand with God, and whether we realize it or not, God is with us through every…
Henri Nouwen wrote prayer has for too long only been associated with piety, talking to God, thinking about God, morning and evening prayers, Sunday services, grace before meals, sentences from the Bible, and many other things. However, for Nouwen, “Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is…
The goal of contemplative prayer is to help us detach from the thoughts that fill our minds. And particularly the ones in conflict with the will of God in our life. Our brains are overwhelmed with fears about the future and daily worries for family and friends. Contemplative prayer is the practice and discipline of…