🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Guides to the ancient practice of sitting in silence before God—not to ask for anything, but to listen. These books offer pathways into a deeper, more intimate spiritual life beyond words.

Opening to God

by David G. Benner • 2010

Trade the chore of prayer for whole-life communion, guided by four ancient movements.

4.42

561

📖 Lectio Divina 🧠 Psychology And Faith ☁️ Christian Mysticism 🌍 Everyday Spirituality 🩹 Inner Healing

Opening to God

Trade the chore of prayer for whole-life communion, guided by four ancient movements.

by David G. Benner 2010

4.42

561 ratings

📖 Lectio Divina 🧠 Psychology And Faith ☁️ Christian Mysticism 🌍 Everyday Spirituality 🩹 Inner Healing

Inner Compass

by Margaret Silf • 1999

Your inner tug-of-war is a compass. An Ignatian framework for reading it, not silencing it.

4.22

431

🕯️ Ignatian Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🌱 Inner Transformation 💧 Holy Longing 👁️ Finding God In All Things

Inner Compass

Your inner tug-of-war is a compass. An Ignatian framework for reading it, not silencing it.

by Margaret Silf 1999

4.22

431 ratings

🕯️ Ignatian Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🌱 Inner Transformation 💧 Holy Longing 👁️ Finding God In All Things

Restoring the Christian Soul

by Leanne Payne • 1991

Some Christian struggles are wounds, not sins. Healing prayer reaches what willpower cannot.

4.34

181

🕊️ Inner Healing 🤲 Self-Acceptance 🤝 Forgiveness ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🧠 Christian Psychology

Restoring the Christian Soul

Some Christian struggles are wounds, not sins. Healing prayer reaches what willpower cannot.

by Leanne Payne 1991

4.34

181 ratings

🕊️ Inner Healing 🤲 Self-Acceptance 🤝 Forgiveness ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🧠 Christian Psychology

Thoughts in Solitude

by Thomas Merton • 1956

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

4.02

3k+

⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🫀 Interior Life 🙌 Spiritual Surrender

Thoughts in Solitude

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

by Thomas Merton 1956

4.02

3k+ ratings

⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🫀 Interior Life 🙌 Spiritual Surrender

Seeking God

by Trevor Hudson • 2022

Repentance isn't guilt. Desire isn't sin. Two guides reframe the spiritual life for ordinary people.

4.50

369

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality 🛠️ Spiritual Disciplines 🧭 Discernment 💫 Holy Desire

Seeking God

Repentance isn't guilt. Desire isn't sin. Two guides reframe the spiritual life for ordinary people.

by Trevor Hudson 2022

4.50

369 ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality 🛠️ Spiritual Disciplines 🧭 Discernment 💫 Holy Desire

Invitation to Retreat

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2018

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

4.44

981

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 😴 Burnout And Rest 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🎭 False Self 🔍 Discernment

Invitation to Retreat

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2018

4.44

981 ratings

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 😴 Burnout And Rest 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🎭 False Self 🔍 Discernment

Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

4.51

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🚶 Spiritual Pilgrimage 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul ⛪ Anglican Spirituality

Word in the Wilderness

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

by Malcolm Guite 2014

4.51

39 ratings

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🚶 Spiritual Pilgrimage 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul ⛪ Anglican Spirituality

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