Maranatha meditation is a form of Christian contemplative prayer that uses a specific word, Maranatha, as a focal point to still the mind and enter the presence of God. John Main, the Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who developed the practice, explains why it strengthens our relationship with God: “The all-important aim in Christian meditation is to allow God’s mysterious and silent presence within us to become not only a reality, but the reality which gives meaning, shape and purpose to everything we do, to everything we are,” he says. Maranatha meditation resembles the Eastern practice of mantra meditation, but with key differences. Instead of aiming to transcend the Self, contemplative prayer is based on a personal connection with Jesus and is devotional in nature. Maranatha can be practiced every day, in the morning and evening. Read about this meditation here