Contemplative Prayer: A most Unscriptural Practice
Contemplative prayer is a meditative prayer method that has recently experienced a renaissance; this particular ‘prayer’ technique is very similar to other prayer methods used in Lectio Divina, 'Christian Yoga' and Prayer labyrinths; the origins of contemporary contemplative prayer practices can be traced back to the Desert Fathers, a group of so called ‘Christians’ who in the 3rd Century AD withdrew themselves into an Egyptian desert area to pursue a monastic way of life an