Lesson series

Contemplative Prayer

Step into the stillness of the Christian contemplative tradition and discover a way of seeing that transforms everything. This course invites students to journey alongside the tradition’s saints and mystics who have learned to encounter God not in the noise of striving but in the quiet pulse of presence. Through reading, reflection, and experiential practices, we will explore how contemplation awakens the heart, reorders desire, and anchors the soul in divine love. More than a study of prayer, this is an immersion in the art of interior attentiveness as we learn to live awake to the God who is already here.

What's included?

  • 14 Chapters
  • 1 Certificate of Completion
  • 12 Videos

Skill Mastery

Gain a deeper understanding of the stages of prayer while learning from SEU's world-class faculty. 

Reflection

Evaluate what truly motivates your prayer and develop practices that center stillness in the presence of God.
Patrick Jones - Course author

Dr. Jeremy Sims, DMin

Director Of MAML and DMin Cohorts; Professor of Spiritual Formation
Jeremy Sims is a husband, father, teacher, pastor, musician, San Francisco Giants nut, and Shrimp and Grits aficionado. He and his wife Hannah have been married for 3 years and have five beautiful children named Addyson, Carsyn, Brayden, Emersyn, and Petyrson. They have a Golden Retriever named Fortinbras, named after a Golden Retriever from their favorite family book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.