Genesis 1:1-2:4a Psalm 8 | | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | Matthew 28:16-20 |
Every Monday, Jed Lindholm of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Holden, Massachusetts and Alan Crowley of Good Shepherd in Jericho, Vermont, lead a small group experience of "Lectio Divina," a way of praying that moves from meditative reflection to resting in the presence of God. The prayerful focus is an invitation to listen to and respond to God through God's Word and one another. We believe that God loves us and feeds us through the scriptures, which Martin Luther names "the other manger."
Lectio Divina Procedures:
With any text, image, music, nature, a person:
Statio Stop, breathe, quiet, be present
Lectio: Look, Listen, Notice
Meditatio: Make connections, find meanings, Reflect on God’s messages to you
Oratio: Talk to God, Respond to God's Message, Express your needs, desires
Contemplatio: Rest in oneness. Bask in Belovedness
when praying with scripture, poems, and any meaningful words:
1st reading: Read: Listen for the overall sense of the passage. Choose one word or phrase that captures your attention as you listen, as if the Holy Spirit were flashing a light from your heart to the text , asking you to notice it. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, what opens your eyes or warms your heart as God is speaking to you?
2nd reading: Reflect- What feelings, sensations or memories are you experiencing? Describe something God be telling you as you listen.
3rd reading: Respond- Are you moved to say something to God in response to the meanings and observations you are hearing? Is there a request, a question, or realization that you would like God to hear from you?
After the 3rd Sharing, Share the Silence: Rest in God- Hold a quiet space to listen to God speaking in your heart, beyond words.
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Lectio Divina Procedures:
With any text, image, music, nature, a person:
Statio Stop, breathe, quiet, be present
Lectio: Look, Listen, Notice
Meditatio: Make connections, find meanings, Reflect on God’s messages to you
Oratio:Talk to God, Respond to God's Message, Express your needs, desires
Contemplatio: Rest in oneness. Bask in Belovedness
when praying with scripture, poems, and any meaningful words:
1st reading: Read: Listen for the overall sense of the passage. Choose one word or phrase that captures your attention as you listen, as if the Holy Spirit were flashing a light from your heart to the text , asking you to notice it. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, what opens your eyes or warms your heart as God is speaking to you?
2nd reading: Reflect- What feelings, sensations or memories are you experiencing? Describe something God be telling you as you listen.
3rd reading: Respond- Are you moved to say something to God in response to the meanings and observations you are hearing? Is there a request, a question, or realization that you would like God to hear from you?
After the 3rd Sharing, Share the Silence: Rest in God- Hold a quiet space to listen to God speaking in your heart, beyond words.
Veni Sancti Spiritus | |
Kossowski, Adam |
Lectio Divina Procedure:
1st reading: Read: Listen for the overall sense of the passage. Choose one word or phrase that captures your attention as you listen, as if the Holy Spirit were flashing a light from your heart to the text , asking you to notice it. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, what opens your eyes or warms your heart as God is speaking to you?
2nd reading: Reflect- What feelings, sensations or memories are you experiencing? Describe something God be telling you as you listen.
3rd reading: Respond- Are you moved to say something to God in response to the meanings and observations you are hearing? Is there a request, a question, or realization that you would like God to hear from you?
After the 3rd Sharing, Share the Silence: Rest in God- Hold a quiet space to listen to God speaking in your heart, beyond words.
Mysteries of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ (detail) Antonio Campi, 1569 |
Lectio Divina Procedure:
1st reading: Read: Listen for the overall sense of the passage. Choose one word or phrase that captures your attention as you listen, as if the Holy Spirit were flashing a light from your heart to the text , asking you to notice it. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, what opens your eyes or warms your heart as God is speaking to you?
2nd reading: Reflect- What feelings, sensations or memories are you experiencing? Describe something God be telling you as you listen.
3rd reading: Respond- Are you moved to say something to God in response to the meanings and observations you are hearing? Is there a request, a question, or realization that you would like God to hear from you?
After the 3rd Sharing, Share the Silence: Rest in God- Hold a quiet space to listen to God speaking in your heart, beyond words.