Are you being called to contemplative prayer?
There will be signs that mean God is calling you to contemplative prayer. These include:
a growing dryness in other forms of prayer, often also in life outside of prayer as well at the same time as prayer no longer satisfies, an increasing need for silence and solitude
some people even lose the ability to meditate entirely for a time, perhaps even the ability to speak to God in words [God is really trying to get your attention if this happens!]
brief moments of contemplation "just happen"
If one or more of the above applies to you, then you might consider Centering Prayer. For information on Centering Prayer, go to the Centering Prayer page on my site or visit:
Abbot
Thomas Keating’s site:
http://www.centeringprayer.com
Fr
Basil
Pennington's site:
http://www.lectiodivina.org
http://www.lectiodivina.org/centeringPrayer.htm
http://www.lectiodivina.org/mbpCenteredLiving.htm
(his
book “Centered Living" online)
For more info, email rob@kyrie.com.
Date this page was last modified: 05/10/08