Sunday, March 22, 2009

Thomas Merton on Meditative Prayer

"What is the use of praying if at the very moment of prayer, we have so little confidence in God that we are busy planning our own kind of answer to our prayer?" From Thoughts in Solitude

"In meditative prayer, one thinks and speaks not only with his mind and lips, but in a certain sense with his whole being. Prayer is then not just a formula of words, or a series of desires springing up in the heart - it is the orientation of our whole body, mind, and spirit to God in silence, attention, and adoration. All good meditative prayer is a conversion of our entire self to God." From Thoughts in Solitude

1 comment:

John14 said...

Wes,Iam always inspired by your posts, but I see your journey has taken you somewhere new.email me so we can talk.
Lee