Lectio divina: In this practice, Scripture “reads” us.It includes bringing awareness to the feelings, emotions, thoughts, and sensations in our bodies as a way of healing and letting go. Welcoming prayer: This prayer practice can help us respond rather than react.Labyrinth: A labyrinth is a walking journey that moves both inward and outward, in which one “loses oneself to find oneself.”.
Ignatius of Loyola developed this memory-based prayer, which helps us recognize the presence of God in our daily experience. In stillness we can discern, in silence we hear, and in solitude we become present to our lives. Each practice is characterized by some degree of stillness, silence, and solitude. It is our inmost being.Ĭontemplative prayer practices help maintain a posture of heart in which we are moved and motivated by the Spirit, and they provide the space to witness what is going on in our interiors. This heart, the heart that Nouwen describes, is the place where God dwells-the place of the divine-within each of us. … It is this heart that is the place of prayer.”
In his book The Way of the Heart, Nouwen writes, “But the word heart in the Jewish-Christian tradition refers to the source of all physical, emotional, intellectual, volitional and moral energies. The late priest, author, and theologian Henri Nouwen offers a reminder of what the word heart means within its biblical context. The contemplative dimension of the gospel invites us to both deepen and broaden how we define, listen to, and are motivated to action by our heart. We often think of our heart as the storehouse of our emotions-big enough to hold love and yet fragile enough to break. How meditative spiritual practices make space for God This ache was inviting me to stop, breathe, and listen. I had to be aware of the evidence in my daily life that was inviting me to live more fully. What this meant is that I had to slow down and pay attention to all that was going on inside of me.
The inmost tug professional#
After nearly a decade in the world of professional sports and entertainment, this heart-tug made no logical sense. At the same time, I felt a strong tug in my heart to something completely new-ministry. Even in the newfound freedom, I was suffocating in my work. I felt out of place and confused about my purpose. I wanted freedom and flexibility in my work schedule, so I leaned into tips from Tim Ferriss’s book The 4-Hour Workweek to create exactly that-and then I realized my discontent wasn’t just about wanting freedom alone, it was about the work itself. I remember sitting at my desk several years ago, working what some may consider to be a dream job, and having the feeling that there had to be more. I understand the ache and desire to know what your purpose is to sit inside of the question, “Why am I here?” It’s an uneasiness I can relate to well. Tia Norman provides an introduction to centering prayer. Make quiet space inside yourself and rest in God’s presence. Instead of doing more-learning a language, working out, or practicing self-care-consider stripping things away. It’s tempting to add a whole lot of “doing” to your life, in an effort to better yourself.
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