Contemplative Quote by Richard J. Foster

It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called.

— Henri Nouwen

“Contemplation, sadly, helps you see your woundedness! That’s why most people do not stay long with contemplative prayer, because it’s not very glorious. It’s…

— Richard Rohr

Another of the things I started to do during this time was what Buddhists normally call "meditation" or, in Christian terms, "contemplative prayer". It…

— Sara Maitland

This mystical stream [contemplative prayer] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.

— Tilden Edwards

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one…

— Johannes Tauler

“Contemplative prayer is natural, unprogrammed; it is perpetual openness to God, so that in the openness his concerns can flow in and out of…

— Ray Simpson

The Protestant wing of the western church, which is a tiny percentage of the Body of Christ, is nearly completely (98%) unaware that the…

— Mike Bickle

The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him successfully when we realize that we cannot find Him unless…

— Thomas Merton

This is the path of prayer-contemplative prayer, that is, as distinct from simple prayers of supplication and thanksgiving-which is a specific discipline of thought,…

— Anonymous

There's no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer

— Mike Bickle

Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer.

— Larry Crabb

“The contemplative seeks to be drawn ever more deeply into the circle of divine being, consciousness, and bliss, the circle of God knowing and…

— David Bentley Hart