Exploring Contemplative Prayer

What is contemplation? How can I pray contemplatively? Is it biblical?

This book answers these and many other questions on contemplative prayer, gives practical suggestions, and encourages the reader to try this simple yet profound way of praying, relating his or her prayer to daily living.

Primarily for Christian lay people beset by the busy-ness of modern life, the book first deals with what contemplative prayer is, how its roots are deeply in the Church's mystical and spiritual tradition, how it is scriptural, and how we can live contemplatively and cope with distractions, then outlines 6 exercises, each with a meditation on some words from scripture. The exercises are best undertaken in a prayer group, but can easily be adapted for individual use.