Wrestling with Contemplative Prayer
Comments: 0 - Date: August 19th, 2008 - Categories: Experiences and Reflections, Prayer and Devotional
Contemplative prayer. The name makes it sound restful. The description makes it sound easy enough. Settling down in silence, just focusing on God. Repeating a phrase, like “Lord, have mercy” or the name of Jesus, to keep one’s attention on Him. It might sound a bit boring, but it doesn’t sound hard. Certainly it doesn’t sound hard enough to merit an athletic metaphor, right? ……….Read the rest of the article.