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

This app is simple in design but powerful in practice. Being able to have variety in the opening and closing chime, prayer/verse (or have none) helps keep things fresh. I'm not 100% convinced that the "Do Not Disturb" works while using the app, as I think I was interrupted once or twice. But overall, I love this app and recommend it to others.

The customizable features of this app are excellent. Can be used for any Christian denomination as well as if you are spiritual but don't necessarily think of yourself as part of a Christian church. Wonderful addition to my prayer life. Update: I've been using this app for almost 9 years and it continues to be my only centering app and the one I recommend for everyone.

Once you easily set up this app it handles all aspects of Centering Prayer practice. You could easily run a group with this app alone. It reminds you of the basics. You can chose from among a variety of opening and closing prayers. You chose the sound that opens and closes the practice, and the amount of time. Very, very useful.

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.