Daily Living For Christ

Centering Prayer: Embracing Stillness and God's Presence in a Noisy World

• Donald E. Coleman • Season 5 • Episode 192

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Welcome to the Daily Living for Christ podcast, with Donald E Coleman. In this powerful episode, Donald introduces the ancient yet deeply relevant practice of Centering Prayer—a silent, contemplative form of prayer that opens the soul to God’s presence and action within.

Rooted in the early Christian contemplative tradition and reintroduced to the Western Church in the late 20th century, Centering Prayer is not a technique to achieve something from God, but a sacred way of consenting to His love, transformation, and divine will. Donald guides us through the biblical foundation of this practice, drawing from Matthew 6:6 and John 15:1-5, showing how Jesus invited us to a secret, abiding relationship with the Father through stillness and surrender.

In this episode, you’ll explore:
✅ The origins and purpose of Centering Prayer in Christian tradition
✅ The four core elements of the practice: Intention, Sacred word, Consent, and Humility
✅ How silent prayer aligns with the call to “be still and know” God
✅ The connection between kenosis (self-emptying) and spiritual growth
✅ Practical guidance for starting Centering Prayer—including choosing a sacred word and managing distractions

Whether you are just beginning your contemplative journey or looking to go deeper in your prayer life, this episode will inspire you to create space for stillness, abide in God's love, and experience the fruitfulness that comes from spiritual attentiveness.

Download this episode now, and remember to follow us so you don’t miss the rest of this transformative series on sacred intention, stillness, and the contemplative path to wholeness in Christ.



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Go deeper into the Hidden River.
If something stirred in you today, I invite you into the pages of my books:

Beloved of God: The Truth That Changes Everything: the invitation to stop striving for love and begin living from the love you have already been given. Now available.

The Eighth Prayer: the first book in the Hidden River Series, a journey beyond words into the stillness where God has always been near.

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