Lectio Divina
Last week, meeting with a group of newly accredited ministers, Mary spoke to us about Lectio Divina. It was a stimulating session, which culminated in an experience of:
- reading receptively
- meditating reflectively
- prayerfully responding
- contemplatively resting
I loved the quote with which she began:
'We read under the eye of God until the heart is touched and leaps to flame'. (Abbot Marmion, Sixth Century Benedictine)
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