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Centering Prayer is a silent prayer practice that can move you toward a profound relationship with the Spirit of God within.

Centering prayer is echoed in the wisdom sayings of Jesus and can be traced to the contemplative prayer practice of the ancient Desert Fathers and, more specifically, to mystic authors of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. In our era the Trappist monk Thomas Merton helped open the door that would lead the founders of centering prayer to rediscover this practice. These founders are Abbot Thomas Keating and Fathers William Meninger and Basil Pennington. From its modern beginnings the rebirth of this practice has been marked by a profound ecumenical openness. In the Episcopal Church the Reverend Cynthia Bourgeault has worked closely with Keating and others in spreading the word about centering prayer.