Contemplative prayer is my favorite type of prayer. When people write about contemplative prayer, they usually refer to the old Catholic saints like St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and Madame Guyon. These people are called “mystics”; I don’t prefer the term because of the Catholic affiliation, but I do like to call [...]
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Série de Prière: Contemplation
Posted in Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged catholic, contemplation, contemplative, Contemplative Prayer, Dubay, Guyon, John of the Cross, mystics, prayer, prayer room, prayer series, saints, selfless, solitude, spirit, Teresa of Avila on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vocal Prayer: A Double-Edged Sword
Posted in Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged bridal paradigm, catholic, catholicism, cheap, church, Contemplative Prayer, fake, God, hype, intimacy, meditation, mystics, power, prayer, prayer room, prayer series, Teresa of Avila, vocal prayer on September 10, 2008 | 8 Comments »
In modern American churches, we tend to think of prayer as closing our eyes and saying words aloud. Since when was the dignity of prayer cheapened into such a pitiful form?
The authority on this subject I have to hand over to the Catholics. I so admire their history on the subject and the high respect [...]
Isaiah 26:9
Posted in The Word, tagged Bible, Contemplative Prayer, Scripture on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There arn’t many verses which seem to discuss contemplative prayer, but I ran across this one a few days ago and was very excited that Scripture discusses seeking the Lord with your spirit:
“With my soul I have desired You in the night, yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early…”
Softness, Part 2
Posted in Theology, tagged Contemplative Prayer, Holy Spirit on September 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In continuation of my previous thought, I realized that this has much to do with communing with the Holy Spirit. I best heard this described in the following quote:
“There is a way of ordering our mental life on more than one level at once. On one level we may be thinking, discussing, seeing, calculating, meeting [...]
Softness
Posted in Theology, tagged Contemplative Prayer, Holy Spirit on September 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I recently switched to the NightWatch at my prayer room to help Juan (a leader of our House) with our first Fire in the Night internship. I am loving it…especially my tripled personal time in the prayer room.
The other night as I drove home and the sky was tinged blue in preparation for the sunrise, [...]
