"And he was transfigured before them..."
We invite you to a few minutes of silence before we begin our prayer time together.
Take a deep breath and breathe in the breath of God, knowing by faith that God breathes into us the breath of life.
CONTEMPLATIVE / SILENT PRAYER
Our Centering Prayer sit is 20 - 30 minutes sounded by the chime/chant. At the end of the Prayer sit, we will linger in silence a few minutes, then follow by praying together the Our Father.
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LECTIO DIVINA: Listening to the Word of God with the ears of our heart [See Chopping Wood (or Carrots) Under the Gaze of God for a discussion of Lectio Divina].
First reading & silent reflection: Reflect in silence.
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LECTIO: Mark 9:2-9. Jesus
took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart,
by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became
dazzling white. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking
with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let
us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” . . .
Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is
my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they saw
no one with them anymore, but only Jesus.
Second reading & reflection: What word or phrase catches your attention? Share or pass.
Third reading & reflection: How does this word or phrase touch your life? Share or pass.
Fourth and last reading & silent reflection: How is God inviting you to grow? We will reflect in silence for a few moments before we move from Lectio Prayer to the teaching by Father Keating.
Teaching: The ideal
disposition for the divine encounter is the gathering together of one’s whole
being in silent and alert attentiveness. The practice of interior silence
produces gradually what the voice in the vision produced instantly: the capacity
to listen. It withdraws the false self from its self-centeredness and allows the
true self to emerge into our awareness. Revelation, in the fullest sense of the
term, is our personal awakening to Christ. . . . [This] awakening . . . emerges
from what Meister Eckhardt called “the ground of being” – that level of being
which in Christ is divine by nature and which in us is divine by participation. Thomas Keating,
The Mystery of Christ, p. 45.
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We now take some time to share our thoughts and reflections on our own spiritual journey and our prayer practice. Followed by brief prayers of intercession. Share or pass.
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Go in the name of Christ Jesus to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!
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[This is an adapted format courtesy of Martha Johnston, Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington, DC]
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