If you feel as though you have reached a plateau in your prayer life, or after many years of active prayer, you feel as though you are suddenly stuck, it may be the Lord is calling you to a deeper encounter with Him. The spiritual life is not static, it moves through different phases. And, like any relationship, if it is going to continue to grow, there must be changes in the way we approach prayer. There eventually comes a time in our prayer life when the Lord takes a more active role, and He needs us to begin to detach ourselves from our usual way of finding Him in prayer. This is a process of the Lord moving from our more comfortable and active practice of meditation, to a more destabilizing but interior practice of contemplation. Our primary response must be surrender and receptivity. In this next phase of the journey to God, we must be willing to allow Him to draw us toward Himself, into a place of quiet serenity. This conversation outlines both the prerequisites for this movement and the disposition the soul must develop in order to continue to make progress.
Books:
“Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation” by Fr. Donald Haggerty; Ignatius Press.
“The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross” by John of the Cross; ICS Publications.
The Remarkable Mercy of God (1 of 2)
The Way of the Cross with the Carmelite Saints
Provoking Contemplation—Who are these Contemplatives Anyway?
Provoking Contemplation—Suffering Trials, the Poor and Contemplation
Provoking Contemplation—Poverty, Self Denial and Trial
Provoking Contemplation au Deux
Provoking Contemplation
A Call to Carmel as an OCDS with Colleen Sollinger, OCDS
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The Mystery of Christmas
Advent
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“The Writing and Letters of St. Teresa of Avila #1″ with special guest Lisa LaRosa
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The Church of Mercy
Fr. Titus Brandsma Part 2
Fr. Titus Brandsma Part 2
The Life of Hermann Cohen Part 3
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