Quiet Time

We gather for 30 minutes of meditation on Thursdays at noon. After a brief reflection, we sit in stillness for 20 minutes and then talk briefly before going on with the day. Then, if you like, you may join the chaplain for lunch or coffee in the kitchen of the Multifaith Centre. The flyer for this Quiet Time is available by clicking on Meditation Brochure.

The practice of meditation is featured prominently in the religious and spiritual life of Deitrich Bonhoeffer, the German Lutheran pastor. He cautions us not to expect anything special to emerge directly from a silent, meditative practice. He says “it is not necessary for us to have any unexpected, extraordinary experiences while meditating,” and reassures us that we may have good or bad experiences in thoughtful contemplation, but that should not deter us from “observing [our] period of meditation with great patience and fidelity.”

There is a website for young meditators that includes contributions, questioning, and dialogue about the issues and concerns of our time. It invites all young people to share their thoughts, fears, beliefs, hopes, and opinions on a range of topics. The site aims to connect people to each other and to discover the connection with the source of all being. Our feeling of distance from this source as from God and nature often makes young people especially feel rootless and disconnected. One way from this disconnectedness to the rootedness of the heart is through meditation. Visit The Spiritual Solution.