Prayer-Filled Life

Prayer-Filled Life
Our heart’s steady attention on God.

The Contemplative Tradition continually draws us into love for God, reminding us that the Christian life is less like a rule book and more like falling in love. It stresses the value of silence, solitude, and prayer as ways we engage with God’s presence, whether we take a silent walk in the early morning, ride the bus to work, wash dishes while the kids nap, or even take a nap ourselves. As Teresa of Avila described, contemplation is “an intimate sharing between friends,” in the time or manner that works best for you and God.

Put simply, the contemplative life is the steady gaze of the soul upon the God who loves us.
~ Richard J. Foster, Streams of Living Water

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ARTICLES
Renovaré Articles
Rhythms of Life: Daily Discipleship	Explorations 1/1	print
Rhythms of Life: Community	Explorations 1/2	print
Becoming Like Jesus: Prayer-Filled Life	Explorations 2/1	print
Reformation of the Heart: Where Will Renewal Come From?	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 11/2000	read \| print
On Christian Spiritual Formation	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2003	read \| print
Asia, Korea, and the Future of Christianity	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2007	read \| print
Writing Prayers	Perspective Newsletter 3/4	read \| print
Cotton and Kierkegaard	Perspective Newsletter 4/2	read \| print
The Importance of Insignificance	Perspective Newsletter 4/3	read \| print
Gender and Equality	Perspective Newsletter 6/1	read \| print
Prayer and Intimacy	Perspective Newsletter 6/2	read \| print
Written Prayer	Perspective Newsletter 6/4	read \| print
Becoming Rooted in God	Perspective Newsletter 8/2	read \| print
Streams of Living Water	Perspective Newsletter 8/3	read \| print
Dietrich Bonhoeffer	Perspective Newsletter 9/1	read \| print
The Uniqueness of Jesus	Perspective Newsletter 10/2	read \| print
The Sermon on the Mount	Perspective Newsletter 11/4	read \| print
Waiting Upon the Lord	Perspective Newsletter 13/2	read \| print

Websites

Christian Healing Ministries — Dedicated to praying with those in need of healing in the physical, emotional, and spiritual areas of their lives and to teaching others about the often overlooked healing aspect of Jesus's ministry.

Contemplative Outreach — A spiritual network of individuals and small faith communities committed to living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel, as expressed primarily through a commitment to a daily Centering Prayer practice.

The International Order of St. Luke the Physician — This ecumenical organization dedicated to the Christian healing ministry facilitates members meeting together in local chapters for studying Scripture and other books on Christian healing and for engaging in healing prayer.

Pray-as-you-go.org — A project of Jesuit Media Initiatives for MP3 and other audio players, pray-as-you-go.org offers a new 10-13 minute prayer session for each day that combines music, Scripture, and questions for reflection that can serve as a framework for daily prayer.

retreatfinder.com — This and other retreat center locaters are available on the internet.