Tag: centering prayer

Three Surprising Reasons Why Christians Should Meditate

“The only trouble is that in the spiritual life, there are no tricks and no shortcuts.” “We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners.” –Thomas Merton In July, Fred 

Be Still: How a “Busy” Woman Made Time for Contemplation

In Saffron Cross, I wrote about my husband’s morning devotional practice, a routine stemming from his service as a Hindu monk and priest. It wasn’t until I met Fred that I began to discern what such a practice might look like for me, and when