Prayer Is a Form of Worship

I wish my prayer time was like this every morning.

July 22

Prayer got even better today! As I was preparing for my time of prayer I realized that this experience of Centering Prayer I have been practicing is an act of worship. In the months that I have been practicing Centering Prayer, I have not had a consistent sacred word. I wasn’t too concerned. I thought maybe I will just have new ones all the time, depending on the day, or the scripture I read. Then today I received worship. For me it seems the perfect word to bring my thoughts gently back to Him. So this morning, I sit down to pray, close my eyes and breathe.

In my mind I sit under my magnificent tree and worship. I am so excited to not only have a sacred symbol but now I have a sacred word. Before long as I sit in silent prayer a figure dressed in white comes floating toward me. He is so bright I can hardly see Him. He shines down on me and I know it is my heavenly Father. I sit just taking it in, and then he is gone. But it’s okay, I am just thankful for that moment. A few minutes later Jesus is sitting by me like yesterday. It is so peaceful and I have had so few distracting thoughts. I wish it were always like this. Then Jesus is gone.

I am sitting outside on my back deck during this time of prayer, and I hear whirring sounds around my head. The sound is too deep to be bees, and then it is gone. A few moments later the sound is back and I open my eyes. Hummingbirds whirling around my head. I love hummingbirds, but I love this time with God more, so I close my eyes and return to my prayer. Before I know it they are back and one is right in front of me so close I can feel the air move beneath its wings. I open my eyes and it just hovers in front of me for longer than I could imagine. Then I knew that sweet little hummingbird was symbolic of the Holy Spirit. Today, I was visited by Father, Son and Holy Spirit. What a way to start the day!