{"product_id":"call-to-the-center-the-gospels-invitation-to-deeper-prayer-9780385246798","title":"Call to the Center: The Gospel's Invitation to Deeper Prayer","description":"Well-known retreat master and author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eCentering Prayer, \u003c\/i\u003e Basil Pennington now demonstrates the spiritually enriching power of that ancient prayer technique when used in conjunction with scripture. Just as a centering prayer involves listening to a call, he explains, so too our encounters with the Word of God are a \u003ci\u003elistening\u003c\/i\u003e experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis devotional book contains thirty excerpts from Matthew's Gospel with corresponding meditational essays that invite prayerful reflection through \"centering.\" We are guided through such areas as poverty of spirit, self-alienation, the transformation of consciousness, authentic love, abandonment and \"letting go,\" and openness to the Spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEqually suites for a personal at-home retreat or in a prayer-group setting, this treasury of Gospel spirituality brings even greater joy to the experience of centering prayer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385246798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 6.04w x 0.56d","brand":"Basil Pennington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723240075445,"sku":"9780385246798","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb2a312e-ac42-4515-8b48-c2b3aa3a5d11.jpg?v=1729007192","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/call-to-the-center-the-gospels-invitation-to-deeper-prayer-9780385246798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}