![]() To consider: Pope Francis: the silence that is the force of the Spirit, the mystery of our path in the life with the Lord. See the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part IV: Christian Prayer.Rodriguez, OCD (Washington DC: Institute of Carmelite Studies, 1976), I,67.) And, "Contemplative prayer seeks him 'whom my soul loves '." Song 1:7 cf. Teresa of Jesus, The Book of Her Life, 8,5 in The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, observed: "Contemplative prayer in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us." (St. The silence of Christian contemplative prayer opens in mystery on a promising invitation to abide in and share more deeply the love of God. It is not the ground which favors falsity, injustice, repression, and oppression. This is not that silence of denial and obfuscation. We lift our hearts to you now, and we magnify your great name, our precious Savior and Lord.The silence that arises in Contemplative Prayer is integral to Catholic life. We want to hear your voice and rest in your words over us. Thank you for coming into our world and facing the same loud and anxious rushing that we deal with in our own minds. What a precious shepherd you are for us, to lead us into the same place of quiet prayer that you set before your disciples! Will you help us to still our thoughts? Even during these heavy days of our world’s rocking, we trust that YOU are King over all. If you listen, you will hear His words, “Come away with me to a quiet place and get some rest.” He will be our quiet place for prayer when the world is filled with chaos. Let His Holy Spirit be the guide to call you. We invite you to pause and explore those pages as the Lord leads you. Scattered throughout God’s Word are a myriad of ways that his people have found themselves bowing in prayer. ![]() If you visit Let’s Pray, you will find a wonderful sampling of many different kinds of prayers. ![]() He will meet us in that place of quiet rest and simple silence. Each practice is an invitation to center our thoughts and our hearts on Jesus. There are different names for this spiritual discipline of quiet prayer: Centering Prayer, Silent Prayer, Breath Prayer. What if we wander back to the worries and the anxieties-what then? He invites us again, and again, and again. “Jesus, my Savior, have mercy on me.” Quietly, one syllable at a time, He invites us to gently focus our hearts on Him. No, we can pause in the very middle of the shouting, and instead lift our thoughts to Jesus. We don’t have to wait until the noises in our minds stop. Into the rushing, He calls us to slow, to listen to our breathing, to center our thoughts on Him. HE is the true rest our souls are craving. Our Lord Jesus has called us to lay down the loud shouting, and to find His quiet rest. When the world is reeling under constant change and chaos, there is another voice, another way. ( Mark 6:31)Īre you also feeling those anxious mind-racing thoughts that threaten to pull your heart down? Our Lord Jesus has called us to lay the weight down and find His quiet rest. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. How could I find any quiet rest with such chaos gripping my soul? Where was the quiet place for prayer?Īs I paused so briefly, in the next moment I heard a whisper, stronger than the weight, deeper than the sadness: ![]() It seemed that for a moment I felt the weight and the sadness of the world crashing upon me. The headlines shouted across the glaring screen, and my heart dropped lower than I thought it could go. ![]() Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” ( Mark 6:31) AN INVITATION FROM JESUS – COME PRAY IN SIMPLE SILENCE ![]()
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