Group Lectio Divina

1.Lect i oDi vi naShar edi nComm mmuni t y  A   Li st eni ngf ort heGe Gent l eTouch ofChr i stt heWo Word () ( TheLi t er alSense) 1.Oneper sonr eadsal oud( t wi ce)t hepassageofscri pt ur e,asot her s areat t ent i vet osomesegme mentt hati sespeci al l yme meani ngf ult ot hem. m. f or12mi nut es.Eachhearsandsi l ent l yre peat sawor dor 2.Si l ence  phr a s et hatat t r ac t s . 3.Shari ngal oud:[ Awor dorphr aset hathasat t r act edeachper son] .A abor ati on. si mpl est at em me entofoneoraf ew wor ds.Noel B)   Ho How Chr i stt heWo Wor dspeakst oME ME ( ( TheAl l egori calSense) 4.Sec ondr eadi ngofsame mepass agebyanot herper son. 5.Si l ence  f or23mi nut es.Reflecton“ Wher edoest hecont entoft hi s r eadi ngt ouchmyl i f et oday?” 6.Shari i efly:“ ngal oud:Br Ihe ar ,Isee . . . ” ( C)   Wh WhatChr i s tt heWo Wor dI nvi t esmet oDO DO ( TheMo Mor alSense)

7 . hi  T r dr e adi ngbys t i l lanot herpe r son. 8.Si l ence  f or23mi nut es.Reflecton“ Ibel i evet hatGodwant sme me t o......t oday/t hi swe ek. ”   Shari ngal oud:atsome mewhatgre at erl engt ht her esul t sofeachone' s 9. r eflect i on.[ Beespeci al l yawareofwhati ssharedbyt heper sont o  y ourr i ght . ] 10.   Af t e rf ul ls har i ng ,pr a yf ort hepe r s ont oyourr i g ht . Not e:Any onema may“ pass”atanyt i me.I fi nst eadofshari ngwi t ht hegr oup  y oupr e f ert opr aysi l e nt l y ,si mpl ys t at et hi sal oudandconc l udey our    A n. s i l e ntpr a y e rwi t hAme

2. f e  A : ppl yi ng    Lecti oonLi Lect i oDi vi na t omyper sonalSal vati on Hi st ory  Pur pose:   t oappl yame t ho do fpr a y e r f ulr e fle c t i o nt oal i f e /wo r ki nc i de nt ( i ns t e ado ft oas c r i pt ur epas s ag e ) ( A)   Li st eni ngf ort heGent l eTouchofChr i stt heWord ( TheLi t er alSense)

1.Eachper sonqui et st hebodyandmi nd:r el ax,si tcomf ort abl ybut al e r t ,c l os ee y es ,at t unet obr e at hi ng. . . l yr e v i e wse v e nt s ,s i t uat i o ns ,s i g ht s ,e nc o unt e r s 2.Eachpersongent t hathavehappenedsi ncet hebegi nni ngoft her et r eat /ordur i ngt he l astmont hatwor k. B)   Gent l yRumi nat i ng,Reflect i ng ( ( Medi t at i o-Medi t at i on) 3.Eachper sonal l owst hesel ft of ocusononesuchoffer i ng. a)Re col l e ctt hes e t t i ng ,s e ns or yde t ai l s ,s eque nc eofe v ent s ,e t c .  b)Not i cewher et hegr eat es tener gyseemedt obeev oked.Was t he r eat ur ni ngpoi nto rs hi f t ? c)I nwhatwaysdi dGodse em t obepr es ent ?Towhatext entwasI awar et hen?Now? C)   Pr ayerf ulConsecrat i on,Bl essi ng ( Or at i o-Pr ayer) 4.Useawor dorphr asef r om t heScr i pt ur est oi nwardl yconsecr at e-t o o ffe rupt oGo di npr a y e r-t hei nc i de ntandi nt e r i o rr e fle c t i o ns .  Al l ow Godt oacce ptandbl esst hem asy ourgi f t .

D)   Accept i ngChr i st ' sEmbrace;Si l entPr esencet otheLor d ( ( Cont empl at i o-Cont empl at i on) 5.Remai ni nsi l encef orsomeper i od. ( E)Shari ngourLectio  Exper i encewi t hEachOt her ( Oper at i o-Act i on;works) 6.Leadercal l st hegr oupbacki nt o“ communi t y . ” 7 .l  A lshar ebr i efly( orr emai ni ncont i nui ngsi l ence) .