One aspect of the Benedictine notion of stability is that of choosing to be still, to value and commit to rootedness, to this moment, this space, where I am here and now. And from it is the expectation that energy and direction will come. ‘We must be still and still moving’.

This is contemplative practise which seeks to unite inner and outer worlds, to engage with and be harnessed to the indigenous Spirit of God at the heart of the created order and to move towards energetic harmony with God, with others and with the environment. It is entering another intensity for a further, ongoing, deeper appreciation of union and a basic settled opening sense of oneness with the very present and active God.

discovering what’s already been sown

Some thoughts on walking contemplatively on any local urban or rural path are offered, as a pdf. We reflect and enquire through drawing on what we experience bodily - what we see and hear, touch and smell - and note our inner world of memories, responses and longings.

sample Contemplative walks based on contemplative walking notions