"The Better Part is a book both for those new to Centering Prayer and for long-time practitioners. It begins with a reflection on the New Testament family of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus as "a household of persons at various stages of the spiritual life." The stages of the spiritual life are then related to Centering Prayer as "a series of movements into the presence of God at ever-deeper levels." Various facets of Centering Prayer are described, including Lectio Divina, the "sacred gaze" and the "sacred breath," the "guard of the heart" and the "active prayer sentence.""--BOOK JACKET.
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