Quiet prayer does not have to be intimidating. Allow Whitney to guide you into the practice of Centering Prayer. Choose to simply be with God to find stillness, peace, and presence as you center your body, breath, heart, and mind.
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Quiet prayer does not have to be intimidating. Allow Whitney to guide you into the practice of Centering Prayer. Choose to simply be with God to find stillness, peace, and presence as you center your body, breath, heart, and mind.
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Hi, this is Whitney and you're listening to Exploring East Meditations. Today, I invite you into a time of centering prayer. Our invitation is to simply be with God. Centering prayer traditionally is practiced in a seated posture, with a tall spine, shoulders dropped away from the ears. Begin to find your breath.
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Listen to Zephaniah 3, verse 17. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty Savior who will rejoice over you with gladness and renew you in love, who will sing joyfully because of you. Now take a moment to ponder, to be with this word, to notice that God longs to be in your midst and you long to be with God. That's why you're here. So, as we prepare our hearts and our minds for centering prayer, which offers us quiet stillness, I remind you that your mind will wander in the quiet, and that's okay.
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I invite you today to choose a sacred word or phrase that can anchor you and center you when your mind wanders. You might choose be be with God. You might choose gladness or love, joy or peace. Pause for a moment now and allow your word or phrase to rise up as we settle into this time of quiet prayer. Use your sacred word whenever you notice thoughts, feelings or distractions. Use it. Allow it to help you be with God now. So take a full breath in through your nose and a long breath out. Creator God, thank you. Thank you for being with us now. Let us center our hearts and our minds on you. Be with us now. Thanks for watching.
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no-transcript allow yourself to discover your breath again, inhaling fully, exhaling completely, loving God. We thank you for the opportunity to pause for just a few minutes, to be with you, to still and quiet our minds. Thank you for your presence with us, not only in the quiet, but with us always. Help us carry this sense of stillness, of presence, of being, from this time of prayer into the rest of our day. May we be mindful of your love and grace in every moment. In your name we pray Amen. Listen again as you hear Zephaniah Carry these words forth into your day the Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty Savior who will rejoice over you with gladness and renew you in love, who will sing joyfully because of you. Thank you for exploring the gift of God's peace with me. I'd love to connect with you beyond this time of prayer and meditation. You can find me at WhitneyRSimpsoncom and the community that makes this podcast possible, at ExploringPeacecom slash community. Until next time, may God's peace be with you.
