by Shini Abraham | Jan 26, 2017 | Contemplative Prayer & Doodling, Prayer, Treasures in Darkness
Have you ever sat in silence and come away refreshed? Learning to savor silence is a discipline. One has to develop a taste for it. For most, it doesn’t come easy. Try this experiment – set a timer for 3 minutes, sit in a comfortable position, close your...
by Shini Abraham | Dec 26, 2016 | Prayer, Treasures in Darkness
My journey in contemplative prayer started years ago when “breath prayer” helped me stay alive through a horrible health crisis in a remote area where I was alone and without help. I didn’t know it was “breath prayer” at the time –...
by Shini Abraham | Nov 22, 2016 | Contemplative Prayer & Doodling, Treasures in Darkness
A friend wrote me about my book recently. “Your words, like your doodles, are intricate and full of twists and turns, looking this way and that, inside and out, up and down, through and through…” she said. That reminded me of a cold, grey day in...
by Shini Abraham | Oct 9, 2016 | Articles, Contemplative Prayer & Doodling
The Hebrew word selah appears 70+ times in the Hebrew Bible. Three times in the book of Habakkuk, the rest of the time in the Psalms. The meaning of this word is uncertain – it may be a musical or liturgical term. Some believe that selah is a conjunction that...
by Shini Abraham | Sep 10, 2016 | Contemplative Prayer & Doodling, Treasures in Darkness
Lectio Divina (Latin for “divine reading”) is a simple but powerful method of praying with Scripture that engages with four disciplines – reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation. The practice of Lectio Divina was first established in the 6th century by...
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