Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. The word meditation comes from the Latin word meditārī, which
Gospel of Matthew, c. 1700
A monk walking in a Benedictine monastery
Saint Teresa of Avila depicted by Rubens, 1615. She is often considered one of the most important Christian mystics.
In Western Christianity, Lectio Divina is a traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's wor
Origen considered the focus on Christ the key to interpreting Scripture.
A chapel at Grande Chartreuse where Ladder of the Monk was written by Guigo II
Pope Paul VI, who promulgated the Second Vatican Council's constitution Dei verbum