Lectio Divina of the Gospels 2019-2020

Prayer ( Oratio ) Speak to the Lord about what you have read and share what’s on your mind and heart—offer and share with the Lord your thanksgiving, petition, concerns, doubts, or simply affirm, back to the Lord, the very word that he has spoken. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise.” (Psalm 100:4) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) Contemplation ( Contemplatio ) This is a quiet time, a time to rest in his presence and wait upon the Lord. It is a time where we allow the Lord to speak directly to our spirit from within us. It requires practice. But this allows us to be attentive to the Lord’s voice, and by regular practice, our ability to hear God’s voice will grow in daily life and daily situations, as we learn to focus our minds and hearts, our thoughts, our concerns, and our hopes toward him. “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27) “Be still and know that I am God!” (Psalm 46:11)