Prayer Resources

The Ignatian Way: Contemplative in Action

How can you be a contemplative in action? Rest and reflection! A reflection on Mark 6:30-34 using the Ignatian method of stopping, resting, reflecting, and then going back to work. It’s a must in any faith life.

Who Am I? – A New Meditation

A new audio meditation, uncovering our True Self in God.

First World Problems

I've been rather amused lately by the First World Problems Internet meme. They are complaints only people of privileged circumstances experience. Urban Dictionary says they are "problems from living in a wealthy, industrialized nation that third worlders would...

Purple Rain: 4th Sunday of Lent

An audio meditation for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Discernment of Spirits – Week 6

The tension of good and evil; consolation and desolation

What is Spiritual Direction?

Becky Eldredge shares her first experience of spiritual direction and a “busy person’s retreat”.

A 21st Century Incarnation

Jesus entered this world in poverty. Imagine the mercy of God breaking into the grittiness of 21st century poverty.

A Song and A Smell

Songs and smells are two of the most powerful recallers of memories. Praying with them lets God into the intimate details of your life. Perhaps those magic “sensual” moments are a way of God revealing something special to you.

Never in the Same Place

No one can ever understand your own experiences. That’s actually the gift of being unique beings! God touches us in ways that are best for you and for me.

A dial tone? What's that?

I came to realise the other day that kids these days may grow up never hearing a dial tone until they encounter one at their first job. For me the dial tone brings some comfort.

Prayer is an invitation from God, inviting us into relationship with God. It gives us a chance to take part in the story of creation, have an effect on the world, be involved in its God-story, and most importantly, reflect on how we contribute. These resources hope to reveal the infinite facets of prayer, the many ways we reach God, and how God reaches into our lives: in love, with words, in silence, seeking our desires, at different times, in different places.