All the best books, reputable programs, and wise teachers encourage us in regular prayer. From the suggestion to attend mass at least once a year, to monthly spiritual direction rhythms, to weekly worship in community, to daily readings, to twice daily 20 minute sits, to stopping five times a day to pray—we know that regular rhythms of prayer are so good for us. The discipline of regular prayer forms a musculature in our bodies, minds, and hearts that literally shapes and strengthens us.
Prayer in Love
Anyone who loves someone knows that love is complex. Greek philosophy attempts to clarify the complexity of love by organizing it into three categories: filial, erotic, and agape. The Christian canon, in the gospel of John, seemingly keeps it simple: God is Love. Yet to equate God with Love really just makes both God and Love, as all-consuming realities, more difficult to comprehend.
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Contemplative Practice
