Centering Prayer is an invitation to meet

God in the silence and direct our whole

heart to God in love.

Centering Prayer
Starting Prayer
Choose a sacred word as the symbol Be Still Prayer (Ps. 46:10)
of your intention to consent to God’s Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am.
presence and action within.
Be still and know.
✠ Be still.
Sitting comfortably and with eyes Be.
closed, settle briefly and silently
Concluding Prayer
introduce the sacred word as an
Our Father
anchor of your intention. Our Father in heaven,
✠ hallowed be your name,
When your thoughts stray, return your kingdom come,
your will be done,
gently to the sacred word. on earth as in heaven.
✠ Give us today our daily bread.
At the end of the prayer period, Forgive us our sins as we forgive
those who sin against us.
remain in silence with eyes closed for
Save us from the time of trial,
a few minutes. and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
Resources: and the glory are yours,
• The Cloud of Unknowing, translation by now and forever. Amen.
Carmen Acevedo Butcher
• Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by
Cynthia Bourgeault
• contemplativeoutreach.org/practice
• gravitycenter.com/practice/centering-prayer/