Lectio Divina

Lectio meaning the Word and Divina meaning divine – the divine Word of God.

Lectio Divina has four basic phases for the practice of spiritual reading:

Lectio  Reading the Word of God. Meditation        We meditate on the Word of God. Oral       The direct cry of the heart to God when we have heard ourselves personally addressed through the Word .           Here we journal and share. Contemplative       It moves us beyond thoughts, words, and images.  It is simply rest and Sabbath time with God.