Forty Days to a Closer Walk With God

Accept this invitation to an exciting and life-transforming journey through the gift of contemplative prayer. In forty days you will discover how you can be centered in prayer and centered in daily living. The book teaches a method of prayer that goes deeper than verbal conversations with God. It teaches: silent communion with God, a method of being open to the gift of God's presence, a way of receiving a deep and intimate relationship with God. Each day offers a scripture reading as a basis for the meditation that follows. J. David Muyskens includes stories from his personal experience and draws from a diverse collection of Protestant and Catholic practitioners of contemplative prayer. Book jacket.

J. David Muyskens is a minister of the Reformed Church in America, a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Coordinator of the West Michigan Chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Inc.

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
Forty Days
The Gift of Prayer	p. 13
Still a Teacher	p. 16
The Inner Flame of the Spirit	p. 18
Dimensions of Prayer	p. 20
Letting God Set the Pace	p. 23
Image of God	p. 26
The Method of Centering Prayer	p. 28
More Guidelines	p. 31
A Prophet's Insight	p. 34
Housecleaning	p. 36
Old Self/New Self	p. 38
An Overflowing Chalice	p. 40
Silence	p. 43
The Gift of Contemplation	p. 46
Prayer in the Early Church	p. 48
Centering Prayer in Christian History	p. 51
Thoughts	p. 54
Prayer Too Deep for Words	p. 57
The Sound of Silence	p. 60
Fountain of Restoration	p. 62
The Lord's Inner Chamber	p. 65
God's Dwelling at the Center	p. 68
Our Mystical Union with Christ	p. 70
Transformation from Within	p. 73
Seeking the Face of God	p. 75
Intimate Communion	p. 78
Prayer of the Heart	p. 81
Prayer as Receptivity	p. 84
Moving to Another Level	p. 87
Living Out of the Center	p. 90
Daily Prayer	p. 92
Consolations	p. 95
Presence	p. 98
The Gift of the Present Moment	p. 101
The Mountain Is Out	p. 103
Re-presenting Christ	p. 106
The Gift of Letting Go	p. 109
Abandonment to Divine Love	p. 112
Contemplation and Action	p. 115
Contemplation and Community	p. 118
Suggestions for Group Study	p. 121
Appendixes
Milwaukee Benediction	p. 125
Guidelines for Leaders	p. 126
Group Lectio	p. 127
Encouragement	p. 128
Notes	p. 129
Bibliography	p. 137
About the Author	p. 139
Upper Room Books of Related Interest	p. 141
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