Prayer in the Tradition of the Saints, Part 03: Augustinian Meditation

Continuing our experiential examination of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition, we turn this week to the great Doctor of the Church, St. Augustine of Hippo (d. 430 AD) and the form of meditation that has developed in the Augustinian school. (It's quite similar to Ignatian contemplation, but rather than seeking to place ourselves - by active imagination - into a biblical scene of the past, Augustinian meditation seeks to bring the scene itself into the present. It'll make more sense as you listen!)

As with the other episodes in this series, I highly encourage you actually engage in the meditation and not just listen while driving or dining or mowing the lawn. If you do, I think you'll find the experience very rewarding, mainly by having a moment or two of actual contact with God (and wouldn't that be cool)!

In the intro I mention some previous series on the spiritual life, so here are some quick links to Loving God 101, Loving God 201, Loving God 301 and 401.

And I really would love to hear if this series has been helpful (or not)! You can reach me anytime at jesusat2am.com, or send me email, chat with me on BlueSky, or come find me on Facebook or Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

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And in case you'd like to follow along with the passage, you can find it here: Mark 1:29-39 (NRSV).

Thanks so much for listening and blessings upon you!