Lectio Divina – a holy reading of the Bible slowly, savoring it, and enjoying it with the Lord – is the spiritual practice of sacred reading of the scriptures. The intention is not to learn or gain information but to deepen our relationship with God. St Benedict encourages us to “to listen with the ear of our hearts.”
Join me once a week for Lectio Divina. I will share a verse and a word that spoke to my heart. Read and listen to the verses here. And gently ask God for a word or phrase that speaks to your heart for that day – that is what lectio means. Once we find that gift, we hold it, meditate, and savor its meaning. This step is called meditation.
Then offer that word back to God in prayer or the third step of oratio. In prayer we allow our real selves to be touched and changed by the word of God.
Finally, we simply rest in the presence of the One who has used His word as a means of inviting us to accept His transforming embrace. No one who has ever been in love needs to be reminded that there are moments in loving relationships when words are unnecessary.
Come into the presence of the Lord.
He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”
Lord I want to see.
That is my prayer today.
I am blind
Blind to my own sin, attitudes, and behaviors.
Blind to the cries of pain in the person right in front of me.
Blind to those living, invisible to me, in the margins of life
Blind to all the points of light you send to guide me throughout the day.
Lord I want to see.
I want to see YOU.
See you in the person right before me.
See you in the person I don’t like or want to be with.
See you in the baffling events surrounding me that I don’t understand
See you in your wholeness from the fragmented view of my life.
See you in the clouds above, among the flowers below, and everywhere in this wonderful world your hands created.
Lord I want to see
See what you have for me to see
See what you have for me to do
See what you have for me to become.
This is my prayer today
Lord I want to see.
Yes!!! Clella
Oh, Jeanie, this covered it all. I was touched. To see Him in all things. Thank you.