Christian Mindfulness

Mindfulness meditation supports a meaningful and deeper prayer practice.  Mindful meditation is a way to pray, being aware and conscious with your body and surroundings, as well as Spirit presence.   Rote prayer is often just a one-way communication to Spirit.  Judeo-Christian Mindfulness can help us to connect, be attuned, and aware of the Divine Presence.  Once we become spiritually aware of our relationship with Spirit, some say that it is then when we are really born again.   Because at that point, we can develop a relationship with Spirit, that is, with our faith, our environment, and our own soul  

Go placidly amid the noice & haste, & remember what peace there may be in

silence. 

As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant;

they too have their story. 

Avoid loud & aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit. 

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; for

always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself. 

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. 

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. 

Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. 

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. 

Be yourself. 

Especially, do not feign affection. 

Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. 

But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness. 

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. 

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & the stars; you have a right to be here. 

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors & aspirations, 

in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. 

With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

Origin dates to the early 1900s, believed to be authored by attorney Max Ehrmann.

If you'd like to join a "circle of faith" group, wonderful!   The only requirement is that everyone  meet with open minds and hearts.  According to an old study by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, there exist roughly 43,000 Christian denominations worldwide in 2012. As well, back then 2.3 denominations were being formed each day.  Let us put the practices aside, and simply treat our brothers and sisters how we would like to be treated - without judgment but with love and respect. instead of searching for reasons to be different or belonging to a group of earth-bound souls, search for unity... maybe for a personal relationship with God...directly.