prayer-of-the-heart - How God Speaks

Home Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Authors PRAYER The Divine Within Revealed by Grace Two Ways to the Divine Prayer of the Heart Silence, Stillness & Simplicity Lectio Divina Outcomes of Prayer of Heart Maintaining the Outcomes In the Words of Others SILENCE The Incessant Noise The Spirit Needs Silence Be Still and Get Perspective The Spiritual Path and Silence Way to Find Stillness From Stillness to Enhanced Life The Scriptures Speak SIMPLICITY Essence of Spiritual Practice Simplicity in a Nutshell Mindset Behind Simplicity Childlike Simplicity Freedom from Ego Tyranny Peace and Contentment Single-Mindedness of Simplicity Simplicity of Spiritual Maturity Dessert Fathers and Mothers MEDITATION The Prayer of the Heart How to Enter into Silence Discipline of Meditation Repeating Scripture in the Heart Alert Stillness Simplicity of Meditation Simplicity of Prayer of Heart Not Merely "Sitting Still" Silence in the Heart Quieting the Mind Peaceful Settings Floral Beauty Floral Majesty Peaceful Creatures Quiet Country Quiet Countryside Seaside Peacefulness Still Lake Sky Glory AWARENESS Meditation as Prayer Opening Our Awareness to God Becoming Aware of God's Presence A Closer Connection with God Stillness and Awareness of God Silence and Awareness of God Open to God's Presence Awareness of Divine Power Indwelling Presence of Christ ENCOUNTER Hearing the Voice of God Meeting God in Solitude Union with the Divine Encountering God In the Silence of the Night Listening to the Voice of Love How God Speaks Seeing Divinity in Daily Living Encountering God through Grace RESPONSE Guarding the Life of the Spirit Abandonment to God Ministry of Divine Silence Heartfelt Listening Hearing Within; Reaching Without Growing in Love CONTACT Privacy Policy Sitemap

GOD SPEAKS IN DIVERSE SITUATIONS

Morning by the Sea

To pray means to open your hands before God. It means slowly relaxing the tension which squeezes your hands together and accepting your existence with an increasing readiness, not as a possession to defend, but as a gift to receive. Above all, therefore, prayer is a way of life which allows you to find a stillness in the midst of the world where you open your hands to God’s promises, and find hope for yourself, your neighbor, and your world. In prayer, you encounter God not only in the small voice and the soft breeze, but also in the midst of the turmoil of the world, in the distress and joy of your neighbor, and in the loneliness of your own heart.

Reference: Henri J.M. Nouwen, With Open Hands.

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