Recently, All Saints' has started a regular Centering Prayer service on the first Wednesday of each month. So what IS Centering Prayer, anyway?
Centering Prayer is a way of using silent and/or guided meditation to pray, contemplate how God is working in your life, and deeply connect yourself to God's Holy Spirit at work. It can take lots of different forms and practices...so how do we do it at All Saints'?
We usually start by getting quiet and comfortable, adjusting to the silence and peace of our church. We have the lights low, with candles burning to help our focus (especially for those who might fall asleep if our eyes are closed!) and some simple icons and paintings to pray with.
Our guided meditations are similar to a Lectio Divina practice--divine readings--in which a short passage of Scripture is read three times, and we're invited to hear it in a few different ways after each reading.
Then we simply have a silent time of contemplation--to focus again on the reading we've heard, to lift up ourselves and others in prayer, or to "be still and know that God is God." As we learn to shut out the noise from the outside world and practice this silent connection with God, we begin to hear God's voice more and more.
We hope you can join us for this time of prayer. As always at All Saints', everyone is welcome!
Centering Prayer is a way of using silent and/or guided meditation to pray, contemplate how God is working in your life, and deeply connect yourself to God's Holy Spirit at work. It can take lots of different forms and practices...so how do we do it at All Saints'?
We usually start by getting quiet and comfortable, adjusting to the silence and peace of our church. We have the lights low, with candles burning to help our focus (especially for those who might fall asleep if our eyes are closed!) and some simple icons and paintings to pray with.
Our guided meditations are similar to a Lectio Divina practice--divine readings--in which a short passage of Scripture is read three times, and we're invited to hear it in a few different ways after each reading.
Then we simply have a silent time of contemplation--to focus again on the reading we've heard, to lift up ourselves and others in prayer, or to "be still and know that God is God." As we learn to shut out the noise from the outside world and practice this silent connection with God, we begin to hear God's voice more and more.
We hope you can join us for this time of prayer. As always at All Saints', everyone is welcome!
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