Spiritual Practices
Why are spiritual practices important?
The bottom line: being a Christian is being engaged in the task of "becoming Christ". "Becoming Christ" is the code word for living our lives as Jesus lived his. Jesus lived his life in total openness to the Spirit. Openness to the Spirit means that he engaged in regular, intentional spiritual practices, as attested to the many references to "the desert", to praying, to going out alone in a remote place. Spiritual practices are ways to open ourselves to God's Presence, to make ourselves available to God, to allow ourselves to be transformed by God.
What spiritual practice is for me?
There is a wide range of forms of prayer and meditation. Meditation can take many forms. All are designed in some way to introduce reflective silence and “availability” to the Divine. Meditation is the act of bring in God’s presence, loving God and allowing ourselves to be loved by God.
God dwells at the centre of every person’s life. Yet, we are not at home much! Meditation is a means of “staying home” to experience God within. Meditation is a daily attitude of “being awake,” being attentive, being “mindful.”
Explore one or more of these forms of meditation as part of your intent to develop a meditative practice best suited to your own spiritual growth. Here are a few. Whatever your spiritual disciplines or your traditional pattern of praying, we invite you to explore some of these ancient forms of meditation.