To be a contemplative Church means:
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- To be deeply rooted in Christ as a branch in the vine, through prayer and worship, word and sacrament;
- To be sustained in joy and hope in the midst of a suffering world;
- To seek the continual grace and renewal of the Holy Spirit in our lives;
- To value deep wisdom and offer meaning;
- To take our theology seriously as dialogue with God as well as talk about God;
- To live in healthy rhythms of prayer and rest and work and be fully human;
- To be good news in an over active and busy world;
- To offer the gift of silence, still places and moments of encounter with the living God;
- To listen deeply to ourselves, to the world in which we live and to one another;
- To discern God’s call to us as individuals and communities;
- To wrestle with God;
- To surrender our doing in order to make space for stillness and dwelling, that God might be free to do and act within us.
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