Christian Meditation: How to Get Closer to God
Book Details
Author(s)Lorna Tedder
PublisherSpilled Candy Books
ISBN / ASINB00BA81ICA
ISBN-13978B00BA81IC1
Sales Rank480,077
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Introduction:
I grew up in a small Southern Baptist church where the very idea of meditation was regarded as something akin to conjuring demons or having breakfast with the devil. Prayer, on the other hand, was something we did many times a day, fervently. Often in revival meetings, we prayed and sang and felt so close to God. Prayers were loud and public, and they were quiet and hidden away in closets. Whatever they were, prayer was a mainstay.
Meditation was…a hippie dalliance at best. At the worst, it was the devil’s work. Mostly, as I came to find out through years of spiritually eclectic practice, it was a different form of prayer. Instead of talking to God, meditation was more about listening to God.
I understand meditation through the eyes of other religions now, but how does it unify with Christianity? Christianity itself has incorporated more eclectic practices over the past decade as spiritual people of all persuasions seem to be looking for ways to “go deeper†into their spiritual awareness. Since 2000, modern Christians are far more likely than ever—based on my own observations—to incorporate candles, crystals, incense, color, auras, chimes, and even Angel cards into their daily practice. That door has opened to meditation as well, though most Christians I know refer to it as “praying†still.
The purpose of this book is to examine how meditation might be applied to spiritual practice in Christianity as a way to get closer to God. In seeking a Christian who is adept at meditation, I discovered “David,†a Christian missionary in Africa. That delighted me! When I was a child, one of my favorite pastors came to our church after several years of missionary work in Africa, and David reminded me of him. David readily answered my questions in writing, and for a contribution to his mission, he gave me ownership of these lessons to share in this book. English is not his native language, but I have kept his words as true as possible to his lessons so that nothing is lost in the meaning and the reader understands his way of expressing himself.
I hope you find his Christian view of meditation helpful in your spiritual practice, and that it aids you in becoming closer to God.
I grew up in a small Southern Baptist church where the very idea of meditation was regarded as something akin to conjuring demons or having breakfast with the devil. Prayer, on the other hand, was something we did many times a day, fervently. Often in revival meetings, we prayed and sang and felt so close to God. Prayers were loud and public, and they were quiet and hidden away in closets. Whatever they were, prayer was a mainstay.
Meditation was…a hippie dalliance at best. At the worst, it was the devil’s work. Mostly, as I came to find out through years of spiritually eclectic practice, it was a different form of prayer. Instead of talking to God, meditation was more about listening to God.
I understand meditation through the eyes of other religions now, but how does it unify with Christianity? Christianity itself has incorporated more eclectic practices over the past decade as spiritual people of all persuasions seem to be looking for ways to “go deeper†into their spiritual awareness. Since 2000, modern Christians are far more likely than ever—based on my own observations—to incorporate candles, crystals, incense, color, auras, chimes, and even Angel cards into their daily practice. That door has opened to meditation as well, though most Christians I know refer to it as “praying†still.
The purpose of this book is to examine how meditation might be applied to spiritual practice in Christianity as a way to get closer to God. In seeking a Christian who is adept at meditation, I discovered “David,†a Christian missionary in Africa. That delighted me! When I was a child, one of my favorite pastors came to our church after several years of missionary work in Africa, and David reminded me of him. David readily answered my questions in writing, and for a contribution to his mission, he gave me ownership of these lessons to share in this book. English is not his native language, but I have kept his words as true as possible to his lessons so that nothing is lost in the meaning and the reader understands his way of expressing himself.
I hope you find his Christian view of meditation helpful in your spiritual practice, and that it aids you in becoming closer to God.
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