Daily Spiritual Practice: Contemplative Prayer
Contemplative prayer can be thought of in two ways...
(1) One is the act of visualizing the thing you want to pray about and imagining the divine joining you as you look at it and enfolding it with love & healing.
This way is great for mystics because it can happen entirely without words and with imagery.
(2) The other is the act of spending quiet time just hanging out with the divine. No conversation, just practicing the presence of God. Or Goddess. Or Spirit. Etc.
Both can be done every day and both can be brief. And yet, they offer a powerful way to connect.
Some people, when practicing contemplative prayer, finds it helps them to hold on to something, like a crystal, prayer beads, or like my goddess wand there.
Have you ever tried contemplative prayer, and if so, how did it go? What was it like for you?
Have a great day!
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Interesting concept... Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
DeleteI think in our busy culture we don't take the necessary time and focus to just stop and listen. It's really important to quiet ourselves internally and be open and intentional with listening.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! "Slow down" is a message I have been all too slow to hear at times. So rewarding, though, when I do spend that time in quiet.
DeleteThanks...have chanted nam-myoho-renge-kyo for over 19+ years...contemplative prayer is a normal part of my routine.
ReplyDeleteOh, how wonderful! I sometimes say the word "goddess."
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