Contemplative Christianity

Lord Jesus, Living Christ: Speak into our Lazarus lives and unbound the love waiting to be born in us. Radiate your life into our stony hearts that our words would be life-giving, our countenance joy-reflecting and our level of being arising into the depths of holy light. Amen. *** ContemplativeChristians aims to be an online spiritual [...]

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Lord Jesus, Eternal Christ: We make our claim on reality requesting forgiveness of every debt, provision for every need, strength for every weakness, comfort for every trouble, healing for every sickness, peace for every anxiety, joy for every sorrow, light for every darkness, love for every longing, companionship for every loneliness, presence for every absence, [...]

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Holy Shadow of Love: We pass courageously through unparalleled life-situations, challenges, temptations and internal conflicts requesting wisdom to make decisions according to the inspiration and flow of self-giving, Trinitarian love rather than the constrictions of our self-bound demands. Reveal in personal ways the path we are to take today, staying open to love and awake to [...]

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Holy Trinity of Light, Life and Love: Draw us into tighter circles of spiritual community with you and with one another. Deepen our spiritual friendships and draw us to beings in whose company we will feel understood, and whose common aims and interests will be a help to us on our unfolding Lenten journey. We recognize and [...]

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Halfway through this Lenten Journey, we perceive the risen life occurring through the northern earth tilting toward the sun in subtle steps each night and day. Three more Sundays till resurrection. Hold on to the warmth through the final turn into suffering; then light shines more deeply, like the hue of red at dawn. O God [...]

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Living and Radiant Source of Love: Awaken us to the importance of wisely using our time to prepare a reservoir of interior peace for the seasons of lack and suffering that are approaching. In this season of Lent, we will identity with common human difficulties through our fasting, prayer and almsgiving realizing that our own [...]

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Holy Spirit of God: Beyond comparison, beyond despair, beyond every heart, mind and body care – Your guiding, encircling love connects us to the Truth so easily hidden by structures of power, control and wealth. This Truth is that this world emanates from your Word and your Word is the occurrence of total self-giving love. [...]

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Living Presence: We abandon ourselves to you. You are our strength. You are our foundation.  We call upon you, Heart of hearts, and are helped.  Fear no longer holds us. You do. And you are love. Amen.  * * *  ContemplativeChristians.Com aims to be an online spiritual resource for the contemplative Christian journey deeper into God’s love, celebrating [...]

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