Centering Prayer invites us to return to presence again and again. Each time our minds wander, we are given another opportunity to release our thoughts and rest in simple awareness. This is not about achieving stillness through force but about learning to let go without resistance. When we accept our distractions as part of the practice, frustration fades. Ten thousand opportunities to return to God. Each moment of release becomes an act of consent—a quiet “yes” to the deeper presence within us. Over time, this practice nurtures a deeper way of knowing, one that is not driven by analysis or control but by openness and receptivity. In this space, we discover a form of presence that transcends thought, resting instead in a quiet intimacy we can only describe as love.
May each distraction become an opportunity
to return to the presence of the Divine.
(inspired by Cynthia Bourgeault, The Heart of Centering Prayer; Thomas Keating, The Method of Centering Prayer)