Praying the Psalms

Praying the Psalms

 Read Psalms 120-122  Last week, I introduced and invited you to read the Psalms through a prayer practice of Lectio Divina, where you slowly savor each sentence, paying attention to the words that are leaping off the page.   Perhaps the words that catch your eye or...
Praying the Psalms

Praying the Psalms

 Read Psalms 117-119  A prayer based on the above three Psalms: Praise to You, O God.  Open my ears to hear You and my life to perceive all the ways Your presence permeates each moment.  Loosen my voice to invite others to join in this sacred song.  Guide me each...
Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

 Read Psalms 115-116 We continue with Lectio as our framework for dwelling in the Psalms this week.  This prayer process begins with step one: read the three Psalms for today slowly, savoring the syllables and noticing the meaning you derive from the sentence.  You...
Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

 Read Psalms 112-114 Step one: read the three Psalms for today slowly, savoring the syllables and noticing the meaning you are making of the sentence.  You are encouraged to write these down.  Step two: take a breath to sit with the word or words from the Psalms that...
Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

 Read Psalms 109-111 This week, we are engaging in an ancient practice of reading Scripture called, Lectio Divina.  A quick review, the steps are:Step one: read the three Psalms for today slowly, savoring the syllables and noticing the meaning you are making of the...
Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

Psalms for Today ~ Lectio

 Read Psalms 106-108 As we turn to the last fifty Psalms in the coming weeks, I want to introduce and invite a different way of reading.  The process is called Lectio Divina, don’t let the Latin name throw you, it simply means ~ Holy Reading…and you have already been...