The understanding of God as the Ground of all that is, and of contemplative prayer as becoming conscious of what is already there, are the two pillars on which we build our understanding of what is meant by "contemplative spirituality." Prayer, silence, and solitude are moments of grace that can awaken us to the contemplative side of our being. And we need to be awakened to it. But let’s realize that the contemplative side is there for the awakening.
I can find myself and my interrelations with other people in God only if I am aware that I am in God’s Presence.
We are -- all of us -- contemplatives in the root and ground of our being.
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