The Love That Prays Us
In the practice of centering prayer, there comes a moment when all words fall away. The sacred word dissolves. Thoughts drift past like clouds. And...
This is tradition perspectives on love, drawing on 1 John 4:7-8.
In the practice of centering prayer, there comes a moment when all words fall away. The sacred word dissolves. Thoughts drift past like clouds. And in that fertile silence, something astonishing happens — you discover that you are not the one doing the loving. You are being loved. This is the mystery John points toward when he writes, "Love is from God" and "God is love."…
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