Contemplative Prayer

About Contemplative Prayer

 In both private prayers and the Church worship of Christians, much of the time is taken with addressing God with our prayers and requests, our penitence and thanksgiving. Often it is harder to spend some simply ‘listening’ in contemplative prayer. 

The contemplative life has to do with the desire to seek stillness

amid the rush of life;

to find silence amid noise; 

 to listen amid the clamour to speak;

 to deepen the internal amid the purely external; 

 to search for God amid busy-ness. 

 Contemplative prayer is the expression of that desire.

‘Be still … and Listen’ is a collection of 80 Sayings brought together by Rev Canon Adrian Esdaile with colour photographs taken by his son, Chris. This short book has selected 80 of these sayings, selected and grouped into short sections, which can be used as an aid to allow God or Jesus speak to you through the words and photographs. Details of how to obtain booklets are given at the bottom of the page.

BE STILL ... AND LISTEN - FURTHER SESSIONS OF GUIDED CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

UPCOMING 2021 SESSIONS

15th April at 8.00pm - “RETURN TO ME, FOR I HAVE REDEEMED YOU”

20th May at 8.00pm -

"I AM GOING TO SEND YOU WHAT MY FATHER HAS PROMISED"

17th June at 8.00pm -

"I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND A NEW SPIRIT I WILL PUT WITHIN YOU"

To join, on the published date simply go to

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82217687907

NB: It is recommended you join the meeting a little before 8.00pm – the session should take less than an hour.

To download a copy of the flyer for these workshops, please click here

BE STILL ... AND LISTEN - AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

For those of you who missed this marvellous workshop, please do take time to view the recording below. 

PEACE BE STILL -  22ND OCTOBER 2020

I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD - 26TH NOVEMBER 2020

DO NOT BE AFRAID - 18TH DECEMBER 2020

PAY ATTENTION AND LISTEN - 21ST JANUARY 2021

HOW TO PURCHASE A COPY OF "BE STILL...AND LISTEN"

The cost is £5 including postage or £4 if no postage is needed.  If you purchase 5 or more copies, send £4 per copy but please add £2.50 towards postage. 

Please either send Adrian a cheque made out to ‘Adrian Esdaile (Book) Account’ or pay direct to Account no: 12600764 – sort code 11.02.91 with your name as the reference

 29 Hereford Close, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5DZ 

An email to Adrian will secure a copy - click here to send an email