How do I start Relational prayer?

How do you feel Lectio Divina can help you as you pray?

I feel that Lectio can help me understand scripture at a much deeper level, than merely reading and understanding it academically. When I pray scripture I can feel it as part of me. It is bringing me closer to God. I am having a true conversation with God. Lectio can help me by showing me…[Read more]

It is important to be consistent in the times that we pray, that I should try to pray at the same time each day. As a Benedictine I am blessed with the opportunity to pray regularly with the daily office, I set aside time to pray the offices each day so I use these times as a way of leading into more contemplative prayer and intercessory prayer.…[Read more]

What Challenges do you face in your prayer life?

I face the challenge of maintaining a true and authentic prayer life, in finding the time to fit all the prayer I ned to in my day. However I need to do this. It can be difficult because of my health problems.

What Challenges do you face in your prayer life?

I face the challenge of maintaining a true and authentic prayer life, in finding the time to fit all the prayer I ned to in my day. However I need to do this. It can be difficult because of my health problems.

The rule of life the disciples set up in Acts 2 was based on care and fellowship with each other. They worshipped together, we are they broke bread and devoted themselves to the apostle’s teachings. communal prayer was central to the running of the community. No one went without anything if anyone was in need that was taken care of they received…[Read more]

In the parable of the Good Samaritan we see a man who is prepared to flout cultural stigmas and help a Jewish man who needed help after being attacked the man’s fellow Jews a Priest and a Levite did not come to his aid, they were afraid of being made ritually unclean by helping him. Their rituals were and the letter of the law were more important…[Read more]

Daniel was faithful to God he refused to worship a false God, when he was confronted with the decree to worship King Darius he went to his Bed room and started to pray three times a day, his faith and relationship with God grew and he could with all his strength stand up to the king and refuse to worship him and proclaim that he will only worship…[Read more]

Dealing with grief and Loss has been difficult for me over the years. My health has at times made it difficult. recently my Dad died so that took its toll on me but I did find away through it with God’s help. The other loss I have suffered is my job because of my diagnosis of fibromyalgia. I cannot work anymore I have had lots of problems dealing…[Read more]

In the story of the sacrifice of Isaac my image of God is challenged because we are taught that God is Love. How can a God of Love demand a human sacrifice? This story seems to be showing the Omnipotence of God. We see Abraham showing signs of fear as he and Isaac set off to Mount Moriah, Isaac is showing signs of apprehension when he see that…[Read more]

1) What Assumptions are the brothers making about Joseph in Verse 15?

They had assumed that Joseph was bitter because of the way they treated him selling him into slavery, humanly speaking that would be the way anyone might react however Joseph knew he had been put in the place he was by God, that all the events put into action by his bothers…[Read more]

Looking at the list of symptoms in the work book two that strike me are 1) Doing for God instead of Being with God and 2) Dividing life into Sacred and Secular.
1) I have often in the past thrown myself into “God’s work” I was an Authorised Lay minister in my local Church of England team, I was trained in pastoral care so spent a lot of time…[Read more]

Thank you for the very clear and concise introduction to this course, I have the books and look forward to starting learning.

Hi I am new to this course and hope to learn much from it.

During this session of centering prayer I encountered a deep and abiding sense of peace, I could feel God touching me as I contemplated him as Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals. Right now I need a lot of healing owing to my mental and physical health issues. I heard God telling me to trust him and that he will guide me’like St Paul I am stronger…[Read more]

I felt a real sense of serenity and oneness with God as I did my breath prayer. I used the word Yahweh as Fr Rohr suggests and it felt very natural and unforced, I can see how this form of prayer could really deepen my prayer time alone with God.

When meditating I find it difficult to avoid any distractions, welcoming prayer when practiced correctly seems to help one deal with that issue. I love the concept of welcoming God into my meditation and this seems to be a very good way to do that. although I guess all forms of Christian meditation have that as a goal. It is clear contemplative…[Read more]

As I considered the passage read I found myself immersed in the story, it was as if I was there sitting with Jesus. I felt a peace, knowing that he is going to feed me. The passage became real to me in a way that I have not experienced before. I have read the Bible many times but this is giving me a way of experiencing scripture that I have not…[Read more]

I try each day to spend time with God, indeed it is the focus of my day. I start by doing the daily office although I do not always manage all of ti depending on how my health is that day. I am learning how to pray the office and not just say it. I find that difficult at times. Scripture is essential to a greater understanding of where I am in…[Read more]