LENTEN READER 2025
PRAYER | LECTIO DIVINA
Take a moment to be still. Tell God that you are listening. Read the text. Don’t worry about finding meaning or application. Psalms are prayers, simply read the prayer and then sit in silence for a moment. Read the text again. Pay attention to a word, phrase, or theme that seems to stand out or grabs your attention. Trust that this is a nudge from the Holy Spirit. Be silent with the word, phrase, or theme. Resist the desire to study the text. Read the text a final time. What does the word, phrase, or theme invite you to pray? What about your word, phrase, or theme seems like God’s invitation to you today? Take a few moments to talk with God about your word, phrase or theme. Let God know that you are grateful for your time of prayer and interaction. This type of reading and prayer has been called Lectio Divina or “divine reading” If this is an unfamiliar practice for you, know that it can take some time to get used to reading and praying scripture this way. We are used to analyzing and mastering a passage from the bible, but this way of prayerful reading invites us to meditate on God’s word with the hope that the Holy Spirit guides us into an encounter with God who speaks to our hearts and life situations.
A L E N T E N I N VI TAT I O N TO AT T E N T I VE N E S S Come to me all who are wear y and heavy burdened and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28