Growing in Faith: Lectio Divina and Contemplative
Oct 27, 2012 6:29:11 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Oct 27, 2012 6:29:11 GMT -5
Growing in Faith: Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer 
Let me get this straight. Read a word or line from scripture, then stop thinking? So what is the point of the Bible reading if you stop thinking right after reading it? Do you see this confused teaching from Babylon? 
And look at what they are telling the people to expect ... AN EXPERIENCE!
Lectio divina works well with centering prayer. When we are tired and afflicted with problems, lectio divina can launch us into centering prayer, and when necessary, we can go back and forth from lectio divina to centering prayer.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - Last week we considered centering prayer as one method that prepares the soul for the reception of the gift of contemplative prayer. Another proven method of prayer is lectio divina. Lectio divina are two Latin words that mean divine or sacred reading.
As we journey through this Year of Faith and we reflect upon the importance of contemplative prayer, let us always keep in mind that the protagonist in our prayer life is the Holy Spirit. Yes, it is true that we participate in prayer with our human actions by actually setting aside time for daily prayer, but the one who calls us to pray and the one who prays within us, is the Holy Spirit.
"The Holy Spirit, whose anointing permeates our whole being, is the interior Master of Christian prayer. He is the artisan of the living tradition of prayer. To be sure, there are many paths of prayer as there are persons who pray, but it is the same Spirit acting in all and with all. It is the communion of the Holy Spirit that Christian prayer is prayer in the Church" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2672).
read more:
www.catholic.org/homily/yearoffaith/story.php?id=48130
Let me get this straight. Read a word or line from scripture, then stop thinking? So what is the point of the Bible reading if you stop thinking right after reading it? Do you see this confused teaching from Babylon? 
And look at what they are telling the people to expect ... AN EXPERIENCE! Lectio divina works well with centering prayer. When we are tired and afflicted with problems, lectio divina can launch us into centering prayer, and when necessary, we can go back and forth from lectio divina to centering prayer.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - Last week we considered centering prayer as one method that prepares the soul for the reception of the gift of contemplative prayer. Another proven method of prayer is lectio divina. Lectio divina are two Latin words that mean divine or sacred reading.
As we journey through this Year of Faith and we reflect upon the importance of contemplative prayer, let us always keep in mind that the protagonist in our prayer life is the Holy Spirit. Yes, it is true that we participate in prayer with our human actions by actually setting aside time for daily prayer, but the one who calls us to pray and the one who prays within us, is the Holy Spirit.
"The Holy Spirit, whose anointing permeates our whole being, is the interior Master of Christian prayer. He is the artisan of the living tradition of prayer. To be sure, there are many paths of prayer as there are persons who pray, but it is the same Spirit acting in all and with all. It is the communion of the Holy Spirit that Christian prayer is prayer in the Church" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2672).
read more:
www.catholic.org/homily/yearoffaith/story.php?id=48130