Centering Prayer

198 St. Barnabas, Paradise Valley, AZ, Nikon D-80, f 7.1, 1/800, ISO 250, Saturated, 3-6-10

Ordinary Awareness

Awakened Spiritually

Discovery of "True" Self

Divine Indwelling

The practice of centering prayer is consenting to Gods presence and actions...quietly.

For five hours, we were given the tools in which we could walk away and practice this method of meditative centering prayer. If you have ever been hypnotized and awakened from the trance that a facilitator put you in, you would understand the overall body transformation. You feel refreshed and keenly aware.

I didn't think I would be capable of 20 minute stretches of putting myself into a centering, quiet mode and disorient myself from thought, word and feeling...But, with God all things are possible and amazingly enough, it was "Centering" and peaceful. Twice a day, I will be finding an area of my house that is devoid of noise, a timer to mark off the 20 minutes and with intent, opening myself to God's presence and actions. God bless you all.