Call to the Center: The Gospel's Invitation to Deeper Prayer

Well-known retreat master and author of the bestselling Centering Prayer, Basil Pennington now demonstrates the spiritually enriching power of that ancient prayer technique when used in conjunction with scripture. Just as a centering prayer involves listening to a call, he explains, so too our encounters with the Word of God are a listening experience.

This devotional book contains thirty excerpts from Matthew's Gospel with corresponding meditational essays that invite prayerful reflection through "centering." We are guided through such areas as poverty of spirit, self-alienation, the transformation of consciousness, authentic love, abandonment and "letting go," and openness to the Spirit.

Equally suites for a personal at-home retreat or in a prayer-group setting, this treasury of Gospel spirituality brings even greater joy to the experience of centering prayer.

Author: Basil Pennington
Publisher: Image
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 206
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.72h x 6.04w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780385246798
ISBN10: 038524679X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Meditations | New Testament
- Religion | Devotional
- Religion | Christian Living | Devotional

About the Author

M. Basil Pennington, O.C.S.O. (1931-2005) was Abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, in Conyers, Georgia. He authored over 20 books, including O Holy Mountain and Daily We Touch Him.