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... prayer and meditation are a delib- erate return to that space at the center of our beings where we are reminded of our relationship with God . The Christian tradition teaches that prayer ranges from verbal prayer ( prayer with words ) ...
... prayer and meditation are a delib- erate return to that space at the center of our beings where we are reminded of our relationship with God . The Christian tradition teaches that prayer ranges from verbal prayer ( prayer with words ) ...
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... prayer that helps us integrate our thought processes , including our imagina- tion and our life experience , in the act of moving into relationship with God . As with verbal prayer , medita- tion transforms us , as we learn to become ...
... prayer that helps us integrate our thought processes , including our imagina- tion and our life experience , in the act of moving into relationship with God . As with verbal prayer , medita- tion transforms us , as we learn to become ...
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... prayer , as we grow as whole people in our relationship to God . The life of prayer includes both deliberate times of prayer and times when your life's activities themselves become prayerful . We all need to look realistically at the ...
... prayer , as we grow as whole people in our relationship to God . The life of prayer includes both deliberate times of prayer and times when your life's activities themselves become prayerful . We all need to look realistically at the ...
Contents
Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
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