Contemplative at Home

An Imaginative Contemplation with Luke 13:10-13 "On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity." 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately sh...

Lectio Divina with Luke 12:13-21 Thank you for choosing to pray with Contemplative at Home today. As you listen to the text, I invite you to be present, to imagine that you're in the scene, in a crowd of thousands, who have gathered to hear the teacher Yeshua. Perhaps you imagine that you yourself, are so frustrated with a family member that you call out to the rabbi "Tell my brother to divide the...

Thank you for sharing your prayer practice with Contemplative at Home. In this 13 minute meditation you will find: Three and a half minutes of stilling First Reading of Luke 11:5-8 One minute of silence (opening and closing with a bell) Second reading of Luke 11:5-8 Four minutes of silence (opening and closing with a bell) Closing benediction In the silence, you are invited to release yourself int...

Contemplative at Home returns to Lectio Divina with a slightly different format! In this 17-minute meditation you will find - Four minutes of stilling - Reading of Luke 10:29-37 - One minute of silence (opening and closing with a bell) - Second reading of Luke 10:29-37 - Four minutes of silence (opening and closing with a bell) - Closing benediction In the silence, you are invited to release yours...

We conclude our month of Centering Prayer, with a 20 minute session of silence. This audio meditation will settle you into prayer with 3 minutes of stilling, followed by twenty minutes of silence and concluding with one minute of closing prayer. There is a bell at the beginning of the silence, one half way through and three bells to conclude. This is your time and space, to gaze at the face of God...

We continue our month of Centering Prayer, extending our practice to sixteen minutes of silence. This audio meditation will settle you into prayer with 3 minutes of stilling, followed by sixteen minutes of silence and concluding with one minute of closing prayer. The purpose of Centering Prayer is to be fully present with our attention to the Divine Presence. It is guaranteed that your mind will b...

This is an audio guided centering prayer meditation. We lengthen our time in silent attentiveness to the presence of God to 12 minutes this week. The closing prayer today is the Northumbria Community's version of St Patrick's breastplate. You can find it here: https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/morning-prayer/ (This is a link to their Morning Prayer, and always includes the breastplate....

This practice will help you to still into prayer, and then hold eight minutes of silence. In the silence, our intention is to remain attentively present to the Divine Presence. A huge variety of thoughts and sensations will vie for your attention, and when you realise that your focus has drifted away, simply and gently turn yourself back to God by using a sacred word. Contemplative.org says "This...

For those beginning in Centering Prayer, or short on time, this practice will help you to still into prayer, and then hold five minutes of silence. In the silence, our intention is to remain attentively present to the Divine Presence. A huge variety of thoughts and sensations will vie for your attention, and when you realise that your focus has drifted away, simply and gently turn yourself back to...

Today's meditation is based on a memorable experience our family had in the Spanish Pyrenees a few years ago, walking from the tiny mountain hamlet of Tella, down well-kept trails, to discover a series of ancient stone hermitages, inhabited almost 1000 years ago, and framed by snow capped mountains in the distance. You might want to lie on your back (I like to put my feet on the floor and let my k...

Our July 'travels' continue with this guided meditation, under the night sky. In this guided meditation we will imagine ourselves lying under a clear night sky, taking in the great expanse of the stars near a crackling campfire. You are invited to sit or lie down, to put on headphones or not, to enjoy this on your own or with others. The purpose of this guided meditation is to facilitate a space i...

A guided meditation, leading you into a Redwood forest, where you will mindfully rest in God's presence. Towards the end of this meditation you will hear a short reading from Jeremiah 17:7-8 Enjoy this journey into peace! Every blessing Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on...

In today's meditation, we take a much needed summer excursion to the beach! This is a guided meditation, where you will travel through your imagination, to meet God in the waves. If at anytime you don't feel safe here, please return to the present. May you meet God anew in this meditation. Verse from Psalm 42:7 Meditation written by Lissy Clarke EVERY BLESSING Contemplative at Home offers guided m...

Greetings Friends, Today we continue in our meditations on the teachings of Jesus, sitting for a few minutes with Jesus' story of the two sons who were asked to go out and work in the vineyard. This is a familiar feeling, I must confess, asking my two sons to help (if not in the vineyard), with the dishes, with the laundry, tidying their rooms. One of them literally declared enthusiastically that...

A meditation with Jesus' parable of labourers in the vineyard. Every blessing as you pray. Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina. Sign up for Lissy's weekly newsletter "The Contemplative Window" http://eepurl.com/hkbDFP For m...

Today's meditation is with the parable of the unforgiving servant, in Matthew 18. Grace and Peace as you pray today. Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina. Sign up for Lissy's weekly newsletter "The Contemplative Window" http...

A meditation on two short parables. "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it." - Matthew 13:44-46 There will not be a Conte...

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which someone took and planted in a field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches." - Matthew 13:31-32 A tiny parable about a tiny thing, which holds within in all kinds of possibility for growth and flourishing and blessing for...

An introduction to the practice of Centering Prayer. In Centering Prayer we use a word or phrase to help us hold our attention on the presence of God. In this meditation, we share five minutes of silence together as we behold God beholding us. Remember that the prayer is not in the avoidance of distraction, but in the return from distraction. This is dedicated to the students at Warwick University...

We continue our series of meditations on the parables of Jesus, today praying with the sower, whose seeds fall on different patches fo earth. (Mark 4:3-9, 14-20) This will likely be very familiar to you, and I hope that you'll have the grace to hear these words with new ears. Every blessing dear ones. May you have many moments to drop into the grace of deep attentiveness this week. Contemplative a...

A meditation with Jesus's teaching in Matthew 9:16-17 "See I am doing a new thing, do you not perceive it?" "...be transformed by the renewing of your minds." In Matthew 9:16-17, Jesus uses analogies to illustrate how radically new and fresh his teaching, his message is. Our text today: 16 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, maki...

A meditation with Jesus's teaching in Matthew 9:16-17 "See I am doing a new thing, do you not perceive it?" "...be transformed by the renewing of your minds." In Matthew 9:16-17, Jesus uses analogies to illustrate how radically new and fresh his teaching, his message is. Our text today: 16 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, maki...

A meditation with Jesus's teaching in Matthew 9:16-17 "See I am doing a new thing, do you not perceive it?" "...be transformed by the renewing of your minds." In Matthew 9:16-17, Jesus uses analogies to illustrate how radically new and fresh his teaching, his message is. Our text today: 16 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, maki...

A meditation on Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus' teaching on judgement and self-awareness. Why do you see the speck in your neighbour's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Jesus invites us to reflect on our perpective, our focus, and our self-awareness.  Some questions that rise for me as I meditate on these words: Is my capacity to give love linked to my capacity to receive love?  Does judging a...

Hello Friends, Today we begin a new series of meditations on the teachings of Jesus. In this episode we pray with Matthew 5:14-16. Jesus says "You are the light of the world." Not "I am the light of the world" but "You are the light of the world" Amazing! I do believe that you, individually and collectively bear a unique, vibrant a powerful light, without which we would all be much poorer. Perhaps...