In Jeremiah 32:27, God self-identifies as "God of all the living," or of all humankind. It follows naturally that God must be accessible and approachable to all. The beauty of Centering Prayer, and really, of all contemplative practice, is how simple and readily accessible it is. All contemplative practice really is, is a full surrender to the present moment so that God can reveal Godself in it – the revelatory encounter itself being precisely what is meant by contemplation. All the various methods and techniques of contemplative practice arise out of the fact that, as we age, we tend to fall away from the natural disposition for surrender that we innately possess as children, and so we rely on the spiritual wisdom of the ages to learn how to cultivate such a disposition once more. Such wisdom is valuable, but any practice that awakens readiness to trust and let go within us ultimately opens us to contemplation. Likewise, the fruits and insights coming from contemplation are immeasurable and have given rise to many spiritual works and writings whose depth and nuance reflect that of God, but we mustn’t let that trick us inro believing contemplation is itself complicated. In truth, contemplative practice is as simple as “Be here now, ready and waiting for God.”