by Shini Abraham | Feb 14, 2018 | Other, Treasures in Darkness
Love— mortals have sung it’s praise before and it will be sung again over and over throughout time forever… and yet, with each new song, the bard that sings discovers something new ever adding to that mound of understanding— nothing is new, nothing is...
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 | 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...
by Shini Abraham | Aug 14, 2016 | Prayer, Treasures in Darkness
Why do we bow our heads or kneel when we pray? Why do we reach upwards with our arms or bring our palms together? Or reach out with both hands and open up our hands in a receiving gesture? Does body posture really matter? Hand gestures and body posture communicate in...
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