Advent

part of a series of images for Advent

part of a series of images for Advent

A couple of times a week we will post an exercise known as Lectio Divina . There are 4 basic steps: READ REFLECT REQUEST RESPOND READ Read or listen to the passage below slowly and carefully. You may want to read or listen to the entire passage. Identify a word or phrase that captures your attention or jumps out at you. Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,

part of a series of images for Advent

Keeping watch. It’s what we do when we anticipate goodness. It’s what we do when we’re on guard against evil. We focus our senses so that we can be prepared for what is coming. Advent is the season for preparing for the coming of Christ. We look forward to his return in glory even as we celebrate his earthly arrival in humility. And in many of the Scripture passages we

Lectio Divina and Visio Divina are Latin phrases meaning "divine reading" and "divine seeing". They are ways of helping us enter into the biblical text and into images that may draw us deeper into what God is doing and saying. LECTIO DIVINA A few times each week, we will walk through a modified version of Lectio Divina, an ancient practice that can help us slowly and prayerfully attend and