Centering Prayer

Contemplative Outreach

About this app

“God’s first word is silence.”
-Thomas Keating

Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them. Centering Prayer is an ancient method of Christian prayer adapted for modern times by Fathers Thomas Keating, William Meninger and Basil Pennington.

The Centering Prayer application will support your daily prayer practice commitment. Beautiful and peaceful, the app includes an adjustable timer, as well as opening and closing prayer options that you may read before and after your silent prayer time. An assortment of sounds and backgrounds allow you to choose the type of environment you want to create for your prayer time. Brief instructions for learning Centering Prayer are also included.

It is recommended you practice being in relationship with God through Centering Prayer twice a day for 20 minutes to begin with

Ratings and reviews

Finding this app was a natural progression from the mindful meditation I've been practicing. I wanted to draw in my Christian faith and this app fits perfectly. Two years later I still appreciate this app. I would most likely give it 4 stars now however because it seems that some of the opening and closing sounds have been removed and the ones that have been added are way too long. Ultimately making the choices more limited.

I use this app almost every day to facitate my meditation. I like the choices of music, sound and lengths of time it provides to begin and end the meditation session. It also offers prayers, psalms, etc. that you can change periodically to suit your preferences. Like another reviewer i would like a wider range of readings than just Christian. Some Rumi or Hafiz would be nice. But "Centering Prayer" is a Christian discipline so i doubt that will happen. It's still a great app!

Have tried to meditate for years inconsistent and unsuccessful. A friend suggested I try this and it made it simple. I attempted to start at 5 minutes and found myself peeking to see if timer was not working,lol. Start at 1minute.. work gradually. I love choosing my own prayers. I am still inconsistent,buy when I do take time, successful!

What's new

We've been working hard to make this app better.

The new build introduces an Icelandic app version. It also fixes some Android 15 issues and contains several internal improvements.