One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.
Thomas KeatingBecoming fully rational is not enough anymore; evidently it can lead to distortions of all the great human possibilities.
Thomas KeatingIf one completes the journey to one's own heart, one will find oneself in the heart of everyone else.
Thomas Keating