Lectio Divina Resources
Listen to the words of Scripture.
Seeking to overcome life's pressures and demands, the practice of Lectio Divina inspires people to sit in silence and listen for God's voice in Scripture. The exercise incorporates five distinct steps:
- Reading. What does the text say?
- Meditation. What does the text say to you?
- Prayer. How do you respond to the text?
- Contemplation. Silence to take it all in—and listen for God's voice.
- Action. Take the word of God and apply it to your everyday life.
Placing a special emphasis on pastors and those involved in parish ministry or catechesis, American Bible Society's Catholic Ministries offer several resources to help leaders and communities engage with Lectio Divina.
Whether you're seeking to connect with God on your own or looking to bring the exercise to your parish, diocese or faith community—Lectio Divina equips participants to intimately encounter God through his Word.
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Understanding where anger is coming from in our lives is helpful. There is usually a deep-rooted hurt that is beneath anger. In the case of the Veteran in my office, he shared traumatic events from his childhood and from his time in Iraq. When we experience a traumatic event, anger is a common feature of a survivor’s response to trauma because it is a core component of the survival response in humans. Anger helps people cope with life’s adversities by providing us with increased energy to persist in the face of obstacles.
Recognizing that anger is a natural, normal, and honorable response to injustice, mean-spiritedness, and wrongdoing is important. The Veteran’s wife, Kristina, mentioned in the introduction to this booklet had grown up in a home where anger was not openly expressed. Maybe you can relate to some of the following words of frustration expressed by this young wife in relation to her husband’s hurtful behavior.
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