Session 3

  1. Review Lectio Divina and the methods.
    1. Talk about the 4 steps and how the monastic form is more of a process than steps.
  2. Read a text together.
    1. Pick a text.
      1. Some that work well for Lectio Divina are:
        1. Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha
        2. Mark 10:46 – 52, The healing of blind Bartimaeus
        3. Matthew 8:28 – 34, The Gadarene swine
        4. Genesis 32:22-31, Jacob wrestles the angel
        5. Exodus 3:11-14, I AM WHO I AM
        6. Matthew 5:14 – 16, You are the Light of the World
        7. Matthew 5:19 – 21, Treasures in heaven
        8. Luke 13:18 – 19, The parable of the mustard seed
        9. Ezekiel 36:26, A heart of flesh
        10. John 8:2 – 11, The adulterous woman
        11. Matthew 8:13, Become like children
        12. Jeremiah 1:4-10, Before I formed you in the womb
        13. Matthew 6:25-34, The lilies of the field
        14. Matthew 10:8, Cure the sick
        15. John 20:11-18, Do not hold on to me
        16. Acts 2:1-13, Pentecost
        17. Matthew 14:13-21, Loaves and fishes
        18. Luke 2:41-52, Twelve-year-old Jesus
        19. Matthew 3:13-17, The Baptism of Jesus
        20. Exodus 3: 1-6, Moses at the Burning Bush
        21. John 1:1-15, The Word became flesh
        22. Mark 6:7-13, Jesus calls the twelve
  3. Pick people to read the text
    1. Decide ahead of time who will be the three readers and have them find the passage.
      1. You can decide if you want them to read from the same translation of not.
  4. Have the first person read and remind the others they are listening for a word.
    1. When the reading is done have a moment of silence then ask for the word that the listeners heard.
    2. Leave a moment of silence before the next reading.
  5. Have the second person read and remind the others they are listening for a phrase.
    1. When the reading is done have a moment of silence then ask for the phrase that the listeners heard.
    2. Leave a moment of silence before the next reading.
  6. Have the third person read and remind the others they are listening for whatever God gives them.
    1. When the reading is done have a moment of silence then ask for the thoughts that the reading has brought up.
    2. Leave a moment of silence before the questions.
  7. When this process is over talk about the process.
    1. What was good in this method for you?
    2. What was not so good in this method for you?
    3. What did you like about this method?
    4. What was unhelpful about this method?
    5. If you used different translations, Did the different translations have an impact on how well this method worked for you?
  8. If you have time do another text or end early.

Lectio Divina Method

  1. Reading (Lectio): Read a Scripture passage listening with the “ear of your heart.” What word or phrase captures your attention? Repeat it gently.
  2. Reflecting (Meditatio): Reflect on and relish the words. Be attentive to what speaks to your heart.
  3. Responding (Oratio): As listening deepens, allow responses to arise spontaneously — praise, thanksgiving, questions, petitions.
  4. Resting in (Contemplatio): Simply “be with” God’s presence as you open to deeper meanings of the Word of God for you
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