CenteringPrayer -- CENTERING PRAYER: A Contemplative Living Community in the Christian Contemplative Tradition
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CENTERING PRAYER LIST A Contemplative Living Community in the Christian Contemplative Tradition CENTERINGPRAYER / A Contemplative Living Community in the Christian Contemplative Tradition, is an unmoderated ecumenical (Christian) mailing list grounded in the Christian contemplative heritage. The list members are committed to the renewal of the contemplative dimension of the gospel through the teaching and practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina as taught by Dom Thomas Keating, OCSO, and his worldwide organization called Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. It is dedicated to those who are BEGINNERS and would like a community to teach, encourage and support them in their practice. Our very first list, Spiritus, for those more advanced in the Centering Prayer and the Lectio Divina practice was founded on March 7, 1994, in honor of Abbot Thomas Keating's birthday. Father Keating is our mentor, friend and inspiration. Currently we are reading together Open Mind. Open Heart. (2006 Edition) written by Father Thomas Keating, an excellent time for beginners to join and for those more experienced to come in touch with and also learn the enhancements made to the Workshop and the book. Centering Prayer is patterned on the formula given by Jesus in Matthew 6:6. "If you want to pray, enter your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you." Centering prayer is not just a method. It is true prayer at the same time, a prayer of consenting to God’s presence and action within. To subscribe to the CENTERINGPRAYER List please write to the List Owners following the instructions below. In addition we will later ask you for a brief description of your interest in, and/or practice of Centering Prayer. We hope to be able to welcome you to our cyberspace community. We will welcome you as Christ (RB). Blessings of this day to you.
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