{"product_id":"call-to-the-center-the-gospels-invitation-to-deeper-prayer-9780385246798","title":"Call to the Center: The Gospel's Invitation to Deeper Prayer","description":"Well-known retreat master and author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eCentering Prayer, \u003c\/i\u003e Basil Pennington now demonstrates the spiritually enriching power of that ancient prayer technique when used in conjunction with scripture. Just as a centering prayer involves listening to a call, he explains, so too our encounters with the Word of God are a \u003ci\u003elistening\u003c\/i\u003e experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis devotional book contains thirty excerpts from Matthew's Gospel with corresponding meditational essays that invite prayerful reflection through \"centering.\" We are guided through such areas as poverty of spirit, self-alienation, the transformation of consciousness, authentic love, abandonment and \"letting go,\" and openness to the Spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEqually suites for a personal at-home retreat or in a prayer-group setting, this treasury of Gospel spirituality brings even greater joy to the experience of centering prayer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Basil Pennington, O.C.S.O. (1931-2005) was Abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, in Conyers, Georgia. He authored over 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eO Holy Mountain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDaily We Touch Him\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917643321618,"sku":"9780385246798","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b83c2cd-92d3-4f3e-8122-6b408752bb15.jpg?v=1738868695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/call-to-the-center-the-gospels-invitation-to-deeper-prayer-9780385246798","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}