Silent Prayer, Centering Prayer Meditation July 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-July-Centering-Prayer-Silent-Prayer.mp3 Our theme for July – Silent Prayer, comes from Jan Harris’ book, Quiet in His Presence.  We’re encouraged not to pay attention to any words or...

Courage, Centering Prayer Mediation, June 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-May-Centering-Prayer-Slowing-1.mp3 We continue our reflections from Gerald May’s book, the Wisdom of the Wilderness, for this month – on the theme of courage. Gerald May says: Sometimes you just take...

The Power of Slowing, Centering Prayer Meditation, May 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-May-Centering-Prayer-Slowing.mp3 The theme for this month of May is a reflection on the Power of Slowing, using themes from Gerald May’s book, The Wisdom of the Wilderness, with epigraphs from Saint...

Divine Beauty, Centering Prayer Meditation, April 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-April-Divine-Beauty-Centering-Prayer.mp3 Over the last few months we have reflected on themes of Peace and Gratitude, Choosing Life, and this month Divine Beauty, using John O’Donohue’s book of that...

Kissed by God into Life, Centering Prayer Meditation, March 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-March-Centering-Prayer-Kissed-by-God-into-Life.mp3     This month our meditation reflection is on being kissed by God into Life using words from Margaret Silf’s The Way of Wisdom and...

Peace and Gratitude, Centering Prayer Meditation, February 2024

https://www.thecarmelitecentremelbourne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-February-Centering-Prayer-Peace-and-Gratitude.mp3 The theme for February is a reflection on Peace and Gratitude for the little moments, using verse from Joyce Rupp, and from Wendell Berry. Allow any...