Meditation on Tension: Christian Meditation in the Centering Prayer Tradition

 

For more videos subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkCzQO2VGzDOPr8piDBdMRQ/ The tension we experience on the inside will manifest on the outside in relationships and in our actions; conversely, tension we experience on the outside in relationships will, affect our inner experience. As Nora Bateson said, ‘Finding where exactly the outside world ends and I begin—is not so easy’. Early in the Covid-19 crisis, David Ison, the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, shared from a group which worked on trauma and tragedy in Christian congregations. He described the typical phases: ‘Communities (and individuals) typically respond to disaster by first going through a ‘heroic phase’, full of energy and self-sacrifice. This eventually burns itself out, and is followed by a ‘disillusionment phase’, which may contain much mutual blame and suspicion. Only as the disillusionment phase loses its force can realistic, hopeful rebuilding take place.’ Confronting our tensions can be an illuminating pathway towards spiritual growth, To learn more about our spirituality visit www.wisdomhouseromsey.co.uk