"In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will."

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One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.

— Thomas Keating