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There's no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer -- Mike Bickle
It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called. -- Henri Nouwen
We should all without shame enrol in the school of contemplative prayer. -- Richard J. Foster
This mystical stream [contemplative prayer] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality. -- Tilden Edwards
Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer. -- Larry Crabb
Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer. -- Johannes Tauler
Another of the things I started to do during this time was what Buddhists normally call "meditation" or, in Christian terms, "contemplative prayer". It began to supersede deipnosophy as my favorite hobby. -- Sara Maitland
In contemplative prayer we seek to become the person we are called to be, not by thinking of God, but by being with God. Simply to be with God is to be drawn into being the person God calls us to be -- John Main
The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him successfully when we realize that we cannot find Him unless He shows Himself to us, and yet at the same time that He would not have inspired us to seek Him unless we had already found Him. -- Thomas Merton
They were creating a program on contemplative prayer called Be Still. They asked me to be a part of this project that was designed to help Americans see the importance of spending time before God in stillness. I knew immediately that God wanted me to be a part of the project. -- Priscilla Shirer
The Protestant wing of the western church, which is a tiny percentage of the Body of Christ, is nearly completely (98%) unaware that the Holy Spirit is restoring contemplative prayer-center stage-to the church The Holy Spirit is restoring this precious jewel (contemplative prayer) to the body of Christ. This is the God ordained means of attaining the fullness of God. -- Mike Bickle
Contemplative prayer [oraciÃ³n mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us. -- Teresa of Avila

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