Saturday, December 18, 2010

Be still and know that I am God (Ps 46:10), Sunday Dec.19 at 9am in the Guild room


Come and experience the “Peace that passes all understanding” this Advent season. Start your week by calming body, mind and soul with ancient prayers and meditations. Learn about these prayers/meditations, practice them and integrate them into your daily life without adding another time commitment to your day.

This Sunday we will explore and practice specific Contemplative Prayers like Breath Prayer and Prayer of the Heart.  We will also explore how to "Practice the Presence of God" in all we do.  Brother Lawrence, a monk who lived in France in the seventeenth century, described his way of living with an awareness of God's Presence at all times in sixteen letters.  Brother Lawrence made a habit of thinking about God in all things, drawing near to God at all times.  He was so disciplined in his ceaseless recollection of God that it became habitual for him.  It became a way of life.
How do we live in the Presence of God more consciously?

To explore Brother Lawrence's concept of Living in the Presence of God click on http://www.practicegodspresence.com/brotherlawrence/index.html
or to learn more about his life click on
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/lawrence

The folllowing video clip is not about Brother Lawrence, but gives a wonderful overview of how to incorporate prayer into your daily life:
(For email subscribers: to watch the 2 min video on Centering Prayer please click on http://comeseestthomas.blogspot.com/)

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