10/17/09 GOSPEL & MESSAGE re CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER @ AMERICAN MARTYRS CHURCH, MANHATTAN BEACH, 8am

10/17/09 GOSPEL & MESSAGE re CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER @ AMERICAN MARTYRS CHURCH, MANHATTAN BEACH, 8am; Gospel: "don't worry what you will say,...the Spirit will give you the words..." Message: I want to teach you a method of prayer...now called christian meditation...father larry freedman...english benedictine...another monk, trappist, american monk...thomas keaton...retired to monastery in snowmass colorado...contemplative outreach.plant feet...push shoulders back & down, tuck chin...gaze about 3 feet in front, eyes open toward floor, maintain 180 degree vision...close mouth, breath thru nose, exhale long, important, as long as you can...exhale long...if distracted count one thru 10....vey soon 3 minutes over & you will have prayed in a profound way & opened heart to spirits prompting...