Most prayer involves us talking to God. But there is another type of prayer that lets us listen to God. It is contemplative or silent prayer. Its core involves us getting out of the way so God can speak to us. This group meets every Tuesday for an hour starting at 7:30 AM in the RCIA room.
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Contemplative prayer is the practice of letting go of our desires and letting God show us His desire for us instead. It is saying ” Yes” to God. It is the letting go of thinking. It is allowing “and” into our lives rather than “but”. It is the rejection of the egoic mind that is constantly judging and differentiating ourselves from others. It should be practiced at least once a day for 20 minutes.
The Contemplative Prayer group meets every Tuesday morning in the RCIA room at 7:30 AM for an hour. Praying as a group allows us to amplify God’s power in our lives. We start with 5 minutes of quiet to allow us to enter into a prayerful attitude. Then we practice silence for 15 minutes. This is followed by listening to excerpts from practitioners of contemplation such as Richard Rohr, Eckhart Tolle, etc.
