Christian Meditation

“The Gospel is the core of Christian living. It has within it a contemplative dimension. This dimension is God’s invitation to every human being, through Jesus Christ, to share God’s very nature…This contemplative consciousness bonds each person in a union with God and with all other persons.” Fr. Thomas Keating

The goal of the meditation groups offered by Hillcrest Church is to lend support to those on a spiritual journey who are searching for their own personal consciousness of divinity or connection to God.

Meeting and meditating in small groups provides many benefits to the individual seeker:

Encouragement from fellow seekers in a caring community
companionship that supports the sharing of experiences, ideas, feelings, stumbling blocks
guidance in learning new techniques
opportunities for growth in one’s idea of or capacity to relate to the Holy.
Nourishment attained from an ever-deepening spirituality

Our gatherings may include silence, music, chanting, Qigong, breathing exercises, Scripture readings, and walking meditations.

We have explored, for example, Centering Prayer (silent, contemplative prayer that helps one to enter into a deeper relationship with God), Lectio divina (praying the Scriptures), intercessory prayer and distant healing, Jesus as a Wisdom teacher, writings of the mystics, labyrinth walking,