Meditation Guides

These simple guides are offered to support a personal practice of Christian meditation, also known as silent prayer. They may be useful — especially between times of shared meditation — as a gentle reminder of the essentials.

In this short introductory video, Chris Whittington draws on insights from our practice community to explain what meditation is — and what it isn’t.

Dispelling some of the most common misconceptions — that meditation is about emptying our heads, achieving a special state, or getting it “right” — we are simply invited to open to God in silence.