Today… Become a Contemplative
Thought of the Day:
“Prayer, Meditation, Contemplation, Prayer of the Heart, The Fire of Love, The Negative Way, Via Negativa, Breath Prayer, The Practice of the Presence, The Cloud of Unknowing, The Dazzling Darkness, The Spiritual Life, The Life of Prayer – These are all words for describing and sharing ways of being with Our Lord, which may be summed up in the words Western European Mysticism.”
The Sanctuary
Sunday is here again and I invite you to take some time of rest. It’s hard to do that, isn’t it? To rachet down the noise, the stress, and the responsibilities of real life is almost impossible for the average person. Most of the time that isn’t really a bad thing – we need a certain amount of stress and activity to keep us sharp and motivate us. But not all of the time.
I found an interesting site on the ‘net that has more quotations through the writings of a spiritual seeker than I could begin to quote here. I would recommend you take some time and just meander about the site while you have your downtime today. Prayer, thought, meditation and listening is the goal of The Sanctuary and it imparts a sense of the contemplative community in its presentation.
I visit regularly and there are many, many entrance points to the site. Bookmark your favorite ones. Print out some prayers and fall back on them when you want to pray but don’t know how to. Sometimes fatigue and stress overwhelm us and the spirit needs to pray but the words just don’t come – let this site help.
The Sanctuary Site Map – There’s a lot here!
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