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Centering Prayer
and Lectio
Divina Retreat

Led by
Sr. Virginia Matter, OSB

Friday, July 30 to
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
St. Paul's Monastery
2675 Benet Road
Maplewood, MN

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• We are an ecumenical group of women and men ministering together to nurture the spiritual lives of Minnesota's Centering Prayer practitioners.  We do this by providing teachers, sharing resources and building community.
• Centering Prayer is an ancient form of Christian meditation that deepens a practitioner's relationship with God.
• Minnesota Contemplative Outreach is one of more than 120 chapters in 30 countries formed by National Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., a worldwide spiritual network that provides support and resources for Centering Prayer Practitioners.
• We have 21 teachers offering classes, retreats and other enrichment opportunities throughout the year.  We also support Centering Prayer groups throughout the state.

Invitation to Love

The Spirit Gives Us the Courage

Live…your new life in the…Spirit

Galatians 5:16 NLT

While remaining grateful for the good things we have received and loyal to family and social group, we recognize that such loyalty is not an absolute. We try to improve unhealthy or unjust situations in our family or community instead of clinging to a naive loyalty that refuses to see defects or fails to suggest improvements or corrections that should be made. We have the freedom to remain within our tradition or institution, while at the same time working for its renewal. We do what we can to improve family, church, or social institutions without demanding results or expecting to see the fruits of our labors. The spirit gives us courage to make our personal response to Christ, rather than one that is based on what others say, do, or expect. (IL, 107)

Ephesians 4:23-25 NLT
There must be spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God’s likeness---righteous, holy, and true. So put away all falsehood and "tell your neighbor the truth" because we belong to each other.

From:
The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living

Excerpts from the works of Father Thomas Keating
Compiled by S. Stephanie Iachetta

Continuum Books