Bible & Bourbon with Pastor Ben

Contemplative Prayer - Christian Contemplation

Season 16 Episode 2

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Theoria is the Greek word often associated with contemplative prayer. It literally means “seeing the divine,” which beautifully captures the heart of contemplation: attentively beholding God and listening to the Holy Spirit. If contemplative prayer is about this kind of spiritual vision, then how do we cultivate the kind of inner stillness that allows us to truly hear the Spirit’s voice in prayer?