The Beginning of Contemplative prayer
Published on: 3 October, 2014
By: David Torkington
In my last blog I tried to distinguish between true contemplative prayer and its counterfeit, but now I want to show how authentic contemplative prayer begins, by describing the prayer that usually precedes it. But before proceeding let me make two important points. Firstly I want to make it clear that contemplation is a pure…
True Contemplation and its Counterfeit – Part one
Published on: 2 September, 2014
By: David Torkington
Normally the word contemplation is used to describe the mystical awareness of God working through the Holy Spirit, in believers as they are being gradually transformed into the image and likeness of Christ.