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My name is Mary Margaret Funk, but most people call me Meg Funk. Since 1961 I have been a member of the Order of Saint Benedict at Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Indiana. Here I've been superior, involved in interreligious dialogue and have written books on Christian contemplative tradition, including Humility Matters, Thoughts Matter, and Tools Matter. My book Islam Is..., the result of interfaith dialogues, has just been updated and re-released.

I am recently back from an assignment in Ireland and now will resume my teaching and writing here at my home monastery in Indiana.

This website is to be my virtual office to provide additional assistance to those who have benefitted from my books and teachings.

Thoughts

Jesus Prayer

by Meg Funk
July 3, 2008 10:04pm
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Jesus

Jesus

Jesus Prayer and Prayer of the Heart

This is the traditional practice of ceaseless prayer in the Christian tradition. The Jesus Prayer:
“ Jesus, Son of God, Have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Some versions are different: long form:
“Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
Shorter forms: “Jesus, have mercy on me.”
“Jesus, mercy” or Kyria Eliason
Shortest form: “Jesus”
When it is practiced over time it drops to the heart and becomes the Prayer of the Heart. The teachings are rich:
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Emptiness Practice

by Meg Funk
July 3, 2008 5:49am
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known by love

known by love

Practice of the Cloud: Emptiness by the

Unknown Author of the Cloud of Unknowing

As befits the title of his work remains anonymous despite much speculation about his identity. Most theories suggest that he was a Cistercian hermit or a Carthusian priest. Regardless of his status, his writing reveals a keen theological mind and a perceptive director of souls. His teaching reflects the apophatic or negative spiritual tradition which emphasizes that God is beyond our thoughts, concepts and images.
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