Jesus calls us to pay attention to the present moment because that is where the reign of God is, in the here and now.

Moreover, prayerful means nonjudgmental in the sense of being available and openhearted.

My entire mundane, daily, messy life rests in God. All of it. The more I practice mindfulness, the more I become aware of God, the True Life that holds my life in this moment. The goal of Christian mindfulness is God-awareness, an experience of our lives in God, our true home. Jesus says it, “Look! See! The kingdom of God is at hand!” Christian

The Jesus prayer is another example of a historical practice intent on focusing awareness on our present lives in God. Originating in the earliest centuries of Christianity, the Jesus prayer became widely practiced in eastern Orthodox devotion, especially among the Hesychasts in the seventh and eighth centuries. This prayer uses focused breathing

We Are Grateful A fourth mark of mindfulness is gratitude. Gratitude is a powerful corrective to corrosive messages that whatever we have and whatever we are is not enough.

Basic Christian Mindfulness Practice The starting place for Christian mindfulness practice is right here, right now. You have everything you need to get started: your breath, your body and God’s presence. Read through the four steps below, then put the book down and try it. 1.Attentive Breathing 2.Attentive Embodiment 3.Acknowledgment 4.Discovery

Sometimes we simply long to be one person living one life, rather than feeling like we are several people living multiple lives. Jesus proclaims the good news of that life we are hungry for. True life he calls “abundant life.” “I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest” (John 10:10b). Abundant life is

We Are Real Christian mindfulness marks our lives with authenticity.

The Rule of Benedict sets out the practice of praying the eight canonical hours.