Contemplation Is Vital to the Christian Way of Life

Contemplation is vital to the Christian way of life

Whenever we approach a great mystery, words fail and we cannot fully express what we’re encountering. In the interior life, when we receive a revelation from God, we are oftentimes led to give multiple and various accounts of the same experience. We simply cannot describe the reality from one perspective. Several different perspectives are needed. We find ourselves in this very scenario when we speak about contemplative prayer. In contemplation,…

The Meaning of Contemplation ~ The Imaginative Conservative

When purification is complete mystics enter immediately into the Mystical Marriage with Christ, often called the Transforming Union. It is then that for the first time they are able to experience the continual contemplation of God that Jesus experienced at every moment of his life on earth.