“Another way to think about Centering Prayer is training the mind to become free from distractions so it can “rest in God.”
Source: Healing the Divide: Recovering Christianity's Mystic Roots
“We are summoned not only to intimacy but to take possession of our very oneness with the Son of God in the inner life of the Trinity in the communication of the very Love of Father and Son, the Most Holy Spirit. This is what centering prayer is about.”
Source: Centered Living: The Way of Centering Prayer
“Centering Prayer is an opening, a response, a putting aside of all the debris that stands in the way of our being totally present to the present Lord, so that He can be present to us. It is a laying aside of thoughts, so that the heart can attend immediately to Him. All prayer is a response. The Lord first knocks, beckons, calls to us.”
Source: Centering Prayer: Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form
“Learn to listen to subtle cues from your spirit instead of the barrage coming from your brain.”
Source: Pray Like a Gourmet: Creative Ways to Feed Your Soul
“I struggled to find just the right words so He would understand the nature and motive of my request. It suddenly dawned on me that I was an idiot. "What a goose," Pascaline Coff whispered to me when I told this story to her fellow Benedictine sisters. God already knew my heart.”
Source: God's Patient Pursuit of My Soul
“I can't learn or will myself into God's holiness, but my own willpower and planning can make all of the difference in whether I am present for God and his transformation.”
Source: Flee, Be Silent, Pray: An Anxious Evangelical Finds Peace with God through Contemplative Prayer
“The secret place is God's secret. God hides His work in men so that He can reveal His wonders through them.”
“Today, we have many ways of defining success in life. Some define it as being a sports hero, others as being wealthy, others as being popular and well liked, and still others as being happy. How does God define success? He defines it as being spiritually mature!”
Source: Biblical Discipleship: Essential Components for Attaining Spiritual Maturity
“Rest as the awareness that is aware without using thought.”
Source: Shift Into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Openhearted Awareness
“When it comes to making the right moves at the right time, your dance partner is life itself or what can be referred to as your destiny. The more you pay attention and practice intuitive decision making skills, the better you will become at sensing the unique rhythm of your life.”
Source: Great Decisions, Perfect Timing: Cultivating Intuitive Intelligence