Lectio Divina Scripture reflections by season
These Lectio Divina Scripture reflections in the list below are also available in a Liturgical year format on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited, Kindle and Paperback Editions
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Liturgical Year Format books on Amazon
Daily Gospel Reflections using Lectio Divina for the 2023 Liturgical Calendar is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2023 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using search.
These Daily Gospel Reflections using Lectio Divina for the 2023 Liturgical Calendar are available in a new book on Amazon as soft copy and . All proceeds go to charity.
Daily Gospel Lectio Divina Reflections is a compilation of daily Lectionary Scripture for 2022 Reflections using the prayer of Lectio Divina. These Daily Lectio reflections are available on the Immersive Prayer site for all three yearly cycles. You can locate desired Scripture passages using search.
These reflections for 2022 are availabe in as a book on Amazon in soft or hard copy books and . All proceeds go to charity.
Without Love I am Nothing: Lectio Divina Reflections on the Daily Gospel, for 2021
St. Paul takes us on a journey into the depth of faith with God’s love in beautiful prayerful prose. Gods love and our love back is difficult to explain in words or pictures. Love has no real sense of depth. The longer one falls in love, the deeper the perceived end point appears to be. Love has attempted to be described since the beginning of time. I personally think of love as a beautiful horizon that as I move toward it, it never appears closer no matter how hard I might try. Loves appeal draws me in and each time that I think I have gotten closer, the desire to love back increases and I grow further immersed in its embrace.
One way to allow this love to daily wash over us is to use the practice of Lectio Divina (Divine Reading). Lectio is an ancient prayer technique originating with the church fathers that was further explored and adopted by the Benedictines and many others. Lectio is a way of allowing the Holy Spirit to illuminate and teach by way of personalizing Scripture. It consists of progressively reading and praying with a Scripture passage.
Without Love I am Nothing is available on Amazon for Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or in paperback for $5.79
Ephphatha, That is, Be Opened: Lectio Divina Reflections on the Daily Gospel, for 2020
The book’s title of Ephphatha, that is, Be Opened! refers to Jesus’s healing words to the deaf man. In whatever way we reflect on the daily Gospel readings I strongly believe it is Jesus’s desire that we open ourselves to hear what is meant for each of us both individually and outward towards others that come into our lives. I use Lectio Divina as my own method of Gospel reflection. The Lectio Divina Reflections on the Daily Gospels in this book are for the Liturgical Calendar year 2020.
Ephphatha, That is, Be Opened is available at Amazon on Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or paperback for $5.99.
Inspired by the Living Flame of Love: Daily Lectio Divina Reflections 2019 Liturgical Calendar Gospel Readings
In beautiful prayerful poetry St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church, takes us on a journey into the depth of faith within God’s unconditional love. The world needs each of us to be like St. John of the Cross.One way to allow this love to daily wash over us is to use the practice of Lectio Divina (Divine Reading). As you read these short daily Lectio scripture reflections, you will find they have a broad range from the very personal to sometimes external unknown people or situations. My choice of meditative words, phrases or perception are in italics next to the Gospel passage. My hope is by sharing the reflective vignettes that you will consider exploring your own relationship with God and the other through prayer.
Inspired by the Living Flame of Love is available at Amazon on Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or paperback for $6.99.
Although by Night: Lectio Divina reflections on the Daily Gospel using the 2018 Liturgical Calendar
In beautiful prayerful poetry St. John of the Cross, Doctor of Church, takes us on a journey into the depth of faith in God’s love. Likewise, the Biblical artist James Tissot lets us see the reality of St. James with arms outstretched like Jesus on the Cross filled with prayerful gratitude, open to receiving God’s unconditional love. The world needs us to be like St. James.
Although by Night is available at Amazon on Kindle Unlimited for free, Kindle for $2.99 or in paperback for $7.99.