March 2026
Spring has come to NM. We are not even sure we had Winter. Allergies are blooming.
Easter comes early this year, April 5th. Passover begins April 1, coinciding with Holy Week and bringing special meaning to these Holy Days.
Living in the desert also brings a special meaning to this holy season. Many of our Holy men and women went to the desert to seek the Divine indwelling. Jesus was led into the desert where he was challenged by evil forces. But his basic goodness and the Spirit of his Abba Father led him to his ministry, healing the sick, offering himself as food for those who were hungry, forgiving those who took a path that led them astray.
In Centering Prayer, we consent to our God’s presence within us. We go to our inner room. We do not look to the sky to speak to God but we acknowledge that the Divine dwells within each of us.
Matthew 14:23 “After feeding the 5,000 he went up to a mountainside by himself to pray.”
Solitary prayer is a vital “intimate sharing between friends” requiring intentional withdrawal to look upon the Beloved who is present within the soul. Teresa of Avila
Prayer is an act that moves one from self-interest to a “total turning of the heart toward God.”
Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Contemplative prayer is not so much the absence of thoughts as detachment from them.
It is the opening of mind, body and emotions – our whole being to God.
Thomas Keating
Contemplative Outreach of NM will hold a post intensive Centering Prayer retreat at our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey Pecos, NM in April. This retreat is filled.
Easter blessings. Join us in praying for peace in the world, and for those who suffer greatly from the effects of war and food insecurity.
Visit our Prayer Groups page if you would like to join with others in Centering Prayer.
We meet each Wednesday at 5 p.m. MT over zoom
