I have an underlying serenity that my life is in God’s hands and that I am being supported and guided each day. A growth in patience and trust in the God who loves everyone.Without the NZCCM community I would not have learned about Christian Meditation. Sharing with others on the same path is inspiring and reassuring for me.

Meditation has become a quiet anchor in my life—a way of consenting to God’s presence in the midst of the ordinary. The gift is often subtle but profound: a growing spaciousness within, a stillness that accompanies me through both joy and sorrow.

Membership of a weekly group keeps me anchored in my own meditation practice, and it encourages those I’ve helped to bring to meditation to stay connected with the practice.  The loyalty and commitment of my small group constantly re-inspire me.

We say that meditation comes before action. Meditation has made me aware of gifts I didn’t know I had, and how to use those gifts for the benefit of others rather than for my own needs. The insight that “meditation shrinks the ego and allows the soul to grow into the space that’s left behind” is both true and liberating.

Meditation for me feels like coming home.  It's an opportunity for me to simply BE.  In this quiet time of ‘being’ I know at a deep level that God is meeting me there, in my heart.