Centering Prayer

Centering prayer is a time to ‘be still and know God,' to open our hearts and minds to our Creator's presence and action in us, and to gently rest in the Divine.

We open by ringing a prayer bell, followed by singing a simple refrain, or chant. We then hear a short wisdom reading, and sit in quiet stillness for about twenty minutes. We end by singing another simple refrain. 

Everyone is very welcome to stay afterwards for Contemplative Holy Communion at 12:30 pm.

New to Centering Prayer?

• VIDEO: Brief Introduction to Centering Prayer (Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, The Heart of Centering Prayer)
  
• What is Centering Prayer? A Guide to the Practice (The Contemplative Society)
• Method of Centering Prayer (Fr. Thomas Keating, Contemplative Outreach)
• Chill for a minute: Thoughts on Silence (G.J. Perea, Center for Spiritual Imagination)
• Guide to Centering Prayer (Episcopal theologian Lindsay Boyer, Centering Prayer for Everyone)
• VIDEO: What is Contemplation? (Fr. Richard Rohr, Center for Action and Contemplation)