Lectio Divina - Broken Bay Institute

Lectio Divina Praying the Scriptures in Lent and Holy Week 2011 Year A“A necessary foundation to prayer is meditating and thinkingon the great truths which God has revealed. We should befamiliar with all the mysteries of Jesus Christ and the truthsof his Gospel. Our souls should be coloured by them andpenetrated by them as wool is by dye. These truths shouldbecome so familiar to us that we acquire the habit of formingno judgement except in their light, that they may be our onlyguide in what we do, as the rays of the sun are our only light inwhat we see. It is when these truths are inwardly incorporatedin us that our praying begins to be real and fruitful.” (Fenelon)“Meditation sustains our quest for spiritual growth bykeeping before us the divine initiatives which draw us on,the essential truths that are the context of our journey,and the goals that are the object of our spiritual journey.Through meditation we deepen our understanding of andappreciation of, the mysteries of the Christian faith.”“There are two ways in which we can fi nd answers to ourquestions and guidance when we are alone with God insuch a place as this. First, we can consider again Hismysteries, rest in them, and humbly bathe our souls intheir light. Secondly, in the light of the mysteries of Godand His demands and love, we can overhaul our ownreligious and moral practices in order to discover our slackand disproportionate ways of life…” (Evelyn Underhill)“Seek by reading, and you fi nd meditating; cry in prayer, andthe door will be opened in contemplation.” (John of the Cross)11