The Mediation Group of the parish from July 2023 has started meeting once a month on the 2nd Saturday of the month or as and when decided by the members. We are a group of 8-10 members.
What is Christian meditation ?
Meditation is simple, being simple means being ourselves. It means passing beyond self consciousness, self analysis and self rejection. Meditation is a universal spiritual practice which guides us into this state of silent prayer of being one with Christ.
How to Meditate?
We practice the basic teaching on how to meditate passed on by John Main which is;
Sit down. Sit Still and upright. Close your eyes lightly. Sit relaxed but alert.
Silently, interiorly begin to say a single word. We recommend the prayer-phrase Maranatha. Recite it as four syllables of equal length. Listen to it as you say it, gently but continuously.
Do not think or imagine anything – spiritual or otherwise. If thoughts or images come, these are distractions at the time of meditation, so keep returning to simply saying your word.
Meditate each morning and evening for between twenty and thirty minutes.