“And the WORD became Flesh and dwelt (from Gr. made a tent) among us.”
7 last words of christ
"Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
"This day you will be with me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)
"Woman, behold your son." (John 19:26-27)
"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46)
"I thirst." (John 19:28)
"It is finished." (John 19:30)
"Into your hands I commit my spirit." (Luke 23:46)
Lectio Divina means Divine Reading. It is divine because we are allowing the Holy Spirit to transform our hearts while praying the Scriptures and listening to what He is saying now, today. This way of prayer incarnates the Living Word into our hearts and we become more like Jesus. It is an ancient way practiced by Christians of all streams and denominations. It’s simple and life giving, it renews the mind, enflames the heart and empowers for action.
It is the fastest way to start hearing God’s voice and to develop your revelatory and prophetic gifts.
It is the most natural way of communing with God and staying in His presence while following your day to day schedule.
It is the way of prayer practiced by the Christians since the time of the Book of Acts and its goal is to eat the scroll and become like Jesus. You will encounter the living Word of God in a way that is intimate and redeeming.
It develops attentiveness, self-knowledge, deepens the awareness of God and constructs the habit of walking in the Spirit. You become a person living contemplative life, ie perceiving the reality with Jesus’ heart.
It engages body and soul, mind and heart, in the rhythm of freely flowing grace.
It is often wrongly diminished to a method or technique of few steps instead being taught as a way of spiritual growth, transformation, healing, deliverance, discernment and a continual prayer.
Included:
Background and development of Lectio Divina Prayer in the pre-monastic, and monastic traditions
What is meditation and what is contemplation, what’s the difference?
Basic understanding of who a human person is and how God communicates with us
Post-modern Christian confusion about spirituality, prayer, discernment and how to see clearly Jesus’ call to dwell in Him as the Living Word
The role of silence
How to establish a habit of hearing and listening
How Lectio Divina is the basis for ‘harp and bowl’ model of prayer and how to sing Lectio Divina
“This is the ladder for those in cloisters , and for others in the world who are God’s Lovers, by means of which they can climb from earth to heaven.”
Instructor:
Iwona Bednarz-Major, Co-Founder and Director of Stone to Flesh and MajorChange.
What you will get:
Four pre-recorded video sessions (6h)
What you will need:
Bible (paper, not digital)
Journal, pen
Cost:
$40 per person
“It is especially necessary that listening to the word of God should become a life-giving encounter, in the ancient and ever valid tradition of lectio divina, which draws from the biblical text the living word which questions, directs and shapes our lives.”
“For those who practice it, the experience of sacred reading sharpens perception, enriches understanding, rouses from sloth, banishes idleness, orders life, corrects bad habits, produces salutary weeping, and draws tears from contrite hearts . . . curbs idle speech and vanity, awakens longing for Christ and the heavenly fatherland.”
“One single sentence from Sacred Scripture can nourish the soul, illuminate it, strengthen it in adversity. Sacred Scripture is something far superior to a simple exposition of dogma, subdivided into special tracts: it is an ocean of revealed truth in which we can taste in advance the joys of eternal life.”
“I had incredible fruit from taking the Lectio Divina course online. I have gained so much in my spiritual journey from learning to dive into the Word of God. When I approach prayer now its actually much more freeing to understand how the Word can guide me closer to the heart of Jesus. One of the main challenges I faced in Lectio Divina was carving out some time. I know that at first it seemed a bit awkward and mechanical, but once I used Lectio Divina more in my life I felt like there was a lot of freedom. I really looked forward to the online classes because they were very informative and helped me understand the practical side of things. I think if anyone wanted to begin the journey of reading scripture they should take the online course, I know I will do it again in the future!”