Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life

A new, but ancient, way to pray can turn your life around. Discover how to experience God's love at your core, freeing you to love others, and even yourself.

Are you longing for an intentional relationship with God?
Do you struggle with wandering thoughts while praying?
Is silence hard for you?

When biblical scholar and coach Brian Russell discovered centering prayer at a difficult crossroad in his life, he had no idea how his life would change. "Sensing God's love for me has been so transformational that it almost feels as though I've experienced conversion all over again, " he writes. He became calmer, less anxious, less reactive, freed of past wounds, and a better listener in the presence of others.

This inviting guide gives you practical tools to make centering prayer a consistent habit in your life. It provides the history and theological foundation for the practice, and helps identify and overcome common obstacles. Beginners, as well as seasoned practitioners, will gain inspiration, rich insight, and practical knowledge of a contemplative prayer practice that can open you up to deep experiences of inner healing and peace, with patience and quiet hope and love.

Centering prayer, also known as the prayer of silence, helps you quiet your mind from the constant thoughts and impulses, and frees your true self to experience more of God's love in the very core of your being.

Author: Brian D. Russell
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 09/21/2021
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781640606432

About the Author

Brian Russell (Ph.D.) is an award-winning professor of Biblical studies and former dean at Asbury Theological Seminary as well as a transformational coach for pastors and spiritually-minded professionals. His personal mission is to seek out, study, and embody the deepest truths about God so that he can share them compellingly, lovingly, and transformationally with others. He is the author of The Song of the Sea: The Date of Composition and Influence of Exodus 15:1-21 (Peter Lang, 2007); Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed 2014); (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade 2015); Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life (Paraclete Press, 2021) and his latest Astonished by the Word Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation (Invite Press, 2023). He is also host of the Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations podcast. Brian is married to Astrid Robles and they have six adult children. He is passionate about soccer, fitness and eating well.