Our parish meditation group meets on Tuesdays at 5pm for an hour in St Hilda’s room. We follow the practice of the World Community for Christian Meditation (www.wccm.org) based on the work of John Main a Benedictine monk who revived the ancient tradition of silent meditation, and his successor Lawrence Freeman OSB, the community’s current director.
Our meetings consist of a short reading, followed by meditation and conclude with a time of reflection and discussion.
All are welcome.
“Be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10
Meditation is a way of simplicity, stillness and silence, a way of deepening spiritual life that is open to all. It is a universal wisdom found at the core of all great religious traditions. At the heart of the practice are the words of Jesus:
But you, when you pray go into your inner room,
shut your door, and pray to your Father who is unseen.
And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matt 6: 6-7
The great challenge to us in learning to meditate is its radical simplicity. The daily practice may take time to develop. Be patient, if you give up, start again. We meditate in order to take the attention off ourselves and as Jesus said “to leave self behind”. The basis of meditation is personal practice and is a journey calling for commitment, which will bear fruit in it’s own time.