Today I started my centering prayer in the most usual way with the Jesus Prayer. "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God" on the inhale and "have mercy on me a sinner." on the exhale. Before long it had evolved into this from a funeral liturgy confession prayer. "All of life comes from you." on the inhale and "To you all life returns." on the exhale. As I went along it transformed into "All love comes from you." on the inhale and "To you all love returns." on the exhale. As my breathing came into focus, it became "life" in and out, and then "love" in and out. Just before the bell called me back, my breathing slipped toward wordlessness.
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