Savio Rodrigues SJ

Reflect on the Psalms: What does it mean? What is the psalmist trying to express? His feelings?

Involve heart and soul: Use affective meditation — make the lines of the Psalm personal, catering to your needs, emotions, problems and situation.

Repeat constantly: Repeat the lines of the Psalm simply but with as much attention as possible. The prayer becomes very simple.

Saying nothing: Simply gaze at the Lord. Be as still as possible, physically and emotionally. Praying this way is a grace that leads to deep peace and joy, ultimately to prayer of quiet.

Get deeper into silence: Keep gazing at the Lord. I reach a state where there is no awareness of self, even while gazing at the Lord. I gracefully slide into total quiet, which is a state where the mind is shut off totally.

The Prayer Method on this page has been provided with permission from the book Pray: How? by Savio Rodrigues SJ