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Grace Upon Grace

From God's fullness we have all received, grace upon grace

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Tending fig trees

I'm wondering. Who is the man? Who is the gardener? And why hasn't the gardener been doing his job for three years?

“What is the point of contemplative prayer?”

Or are we asking the wrong questions? For one of the points of contemplative prayer is that it has no point, and our goal-oriented and purpose-driven world finds this hard to grasp.

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Guided Meditation: Jesus speaks to the weary

An imaginative meditation on Jesus as he is teaching 'I will give you rest'.

“Prayer at/on the edge”

“Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! COME TO THE EDGE! And they came, And he pushed, And they flew.” – Christopher Logue

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Guided Meditation: Centring Prayer

A guided meditation introducing Centring Prayer as taught by Fr Thomas Keating OCSO; for use in groups.

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In essence, a prayer journal is a written record of your relationship with God. Putting things down on paper accesses different parts of the brain, and in the hard times, it may remind you of God’s faithfulness.

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I have been a Christian for more than thirty years. For many year I sought to live out my faith in working to encourage care for the environment as God’s creation and justice for our neighbours across the earth and in future generations. Nowadays, I simply try to live in that way, paying attention, and underpinned by a calling to contemplative prayer.

Grace Upon Grace

Tending fig trees

“What is the point of contemplative prayer?”

Guided Meditation: Jesus speaks to the weary

“Prayer at/on the edge”

Guided Meditation: Centring Prayer

“Spiritual journalling”