Monday 29th March, 2021
Opening phrase from St John of the Cross, 17th century; later phrase added by Thomas Keating in 
The Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation (Bloomsbury, 2011), 105.
Image: Alison Woolley, UK

​This, the first of the weekly, 'Quoting Silence' quotes, is really in two halves: the first by the 16th century St John of the Cross, and an additional phrase added by Thomas Keating, one of the three Trappist monks from the USA who began the Centering Prayer movement which, today, is supported by the international organisation, Contemplative Outreach. You can see the CO website, with many resources and teaching about the basics of Centering Prayer, here.