Contemplative Prayer at Work in Our Lives: Resting in God's Presence and Action - Hardcover

by Geoff Colvin (Author)

While many practicing Christians are relatively satisfied with their prayer life, others are not. The latter often find their prayer practice has dried up. Their traditional forms of prayer at churches have become routine and empty. In a very real sense, there is a void in their spiritual lives. They want a deeper union with God yet experience an unsettling estrangement with their current pathway in prayer. In Contemplative Prayer at Work in Our Lives, Geoff Colvin draws on his own experiences, studies of spiritual literature, and participation in retreats and meditation groups, to unravel the challenging practice of contemplative prayer, a unique form of meditation involving very few words in silence and stillness. Contemplative prayer centers on the fundamental belief that God dwells not only in the world at large but also at the center of our being. This book offers Christians an approach for understanding contemplative prayer followed by hands-on detail for developing and sustaining a practice that hopefully leads to a richer and fuller spiritual journey to union with God.

Author Biography

Geoff Colvin is a retired University of Oregon research associate, instructor, and national educational consultant. He has authored more than sixty publications in the field of education and several more recently on spiritual topics. Presently he devotes his time to reading and writing on spiritual subjects, leading and participating in retreats and meditation groups, and enjoying retirement with his wife Nola and daughter Kylee in Eugene, Oregon.