Rich Lewis | What to do in the Silence - The Centering Prayer Episode

Spirituality for Ordinary People

"God isn't just some outside force looking at me or some infinite force that created the universe but God is actually in me...and I can take these inner nudges and actions into my daily life."—Rich Lewis

How can you actually get closer to God in such a way that you are really experiencing God's presence on a regular basis?

Episode 54 of Spirituality for Ordinary People features an interview Rich Lewis. In it, we focus very specifically on the practice of centering prayer. We go over what it is, how it works, and the four steps you can follow to try centering prayer.

Key Learnings
Centering prayer is a tool or practice that assists you with entering into contemplative prayer. Contemplative prayer is purely sitting with God with no agenda - simply being in God's presence.

If you are new to the practice of centering prayer, it is best to try and do it every day for a month before deciding whether it is for you. (This is likely true of any new spiritual practice).

Trusting that if you hear something from God it will return to you. It is better to let the thought go in your time of centering prayer.

Things to Think About
If you were to try Centering Prayer, at what time of the day and where would you plan to try the practice?

Can you try it, even if it is just 1 to 5 minutes, twice a day.

Spiritual Practices Discussed in this Episode
4 Steps of Centering Prayer

Links and Resources:

• Silence Teaches

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