For What It's Worth by Erin

Lectio on Life: Lectio divina is using scripture to pray. And when we do this, we enter into a direct conversation with Jesus. Remember Fr. Dave’s easy way of doing this? He uses “3 questions” to begin the conversation. Used to reflect on the scripture we just read, these questions allow us to talk to Jesus about His word for us, and for Him to speak back to us. Now what if we could use this method to speak to God about our life, the things that are happening or the things that are troubling us? Well, we can!
 
Using FR. DAVE’S “3 EASY STEPS”, there are times that we can use this to do Lectio on our Life. To do this, we begin by thinking of something in our lives that we wish to talk to God about. Here’s an example. What if we talked to God about the coronavirus and all that has happened in our lives because of it? Begin as we do with all prayer, with the sign of the cross, and begin to reflect on all that has been happening. Think of ourselves, our families, all the elements of our life.
 

As we think, consider the images that it brings up, the feelings it elicits, all the things that come from our reflecting. Then continue the conversation with Jesus using these 3 SIMPLE QUESTIONS –

In what I’ve been thinking about:

• What am I thankful for?

• What am I sorry about?

• What do I ask God for OR what is God asking of me?

Remember that it is Jesus asking us the questions really. He asks, allowing us to speak with him about the things in our life that are most distressing, painful and frightening, most Joy filled, most puzzling,  allowing Jesus to bring His light and love to all areas of our life.


When our conversation finishes, simply rest in His holy presence. To close, thank Him for the time, and close with a prayer of gratitude. It could be as simple as saying an Our Father. Close with what we began with, the sign of the cross, allowing Jesus to embrace us as we prepare to go on with our day.
 

Let’s add this type of Lectio to our prayer, never replacing scripture, but finding one more way of talking to Jesus. Have a great week everybody! +