Come And See

Contemplative prayer, both as meditative technique and the experience of God’s presence in every waking moment, continues to gain in popularity among Episcopalians and Roman Catholics at conferences and in parish and small-group settings. David Keller, who with Thomas Keating co-founded The Contemplative Ministry project, offers practical suggestions for personal prayer, addresses its difficulties, and reveals what is special about it in relation to other prayer traditions. Come and See is for Christians looking for new insights about a wide range of Christian prayer practices and for people who are drawn to contemplation but do not think the church has much to offer them. Above all Keller emphasizes that it is the integration of personal prayer and our day-to-day activities that forms a life of prayer. Prayer is a life-long vocation, not a separate compartment of life.