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The Home for Christian Writers!   Devotionals PLEASE ENCOURAGE THE AUTHOR BY COMMENTING   LEAVE COMMENT ON ARTICLE   SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE   HIRE THIS WRITER REPORT ARTICLE  TRACK THIS AUTHOR  ADD TO MY FAVORITES   Sacred Reading for Groups by R Cecilia Askew 04/26/05 Free to Share  SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE  HIRE THIS WRITER Tweet Sacred Reading as a group exercise is an excellent way to encourage the practice of “being still in God’s presence”. It is also a good way to give attention to special projects and programmes by committing your hopes and wishes to the Lord. Sacred Reading is known to most as "Lectio Divina", particularly in the Roman Catholic church. It is not exclusive however and members of other denominations and those that are associates of Religious orders such as the Order of St. Helena and the Society of st. Francis use the method as well. To start the group will assemble and say an opening prayer, usually followed by a breathing exercise which helps to quiet and still the mind. Before the session begins each person should be asked to chose a sacred word, i. e. Jesus, Peace, Love, Shalom, to name a few. This word will help you return to the intent of the sacred reading should your mind begin to wander during the session. The chosen *scripture text is to be read three [3] times followed by a period of silence. After the first reading there will be silence and persons will be asked to reflect and meditate. After the second reading, persons will then be asked to share either a word or verse that has spoken to them. Following the 3rd reading, the group will share what the word or verse has meant to them. [No one should be forced to share, this is optional] The exercise usually concludes with each person praying for each other ending with the Lord’s Prayer. However, it is equally effective to form a ‘circle of prayer’ where each person prays using the word or verse they received. This too will end with the Lord’s Prayer or alternatively the Doxology. I encourage the exercise as a way to begin meetings in general. You will be surprised by the focus and accord that will take place. *[Generally the scripture text used is either the Sunday’s epistle or gospel, however you may use any scripture as led by the Holy Spirit.] Author: R Cecilia Askew Copyright@2005 Read more articles by R Cecilia Askew or search for articles on the same topic or others. Read NEWEST ARTICLES by Christian authors Read MOST READ ARTICLES by Christian authors Read our most read and highly acclaimed CHALLENGE CONTEST ARTICLES JOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel. If you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? You can be! TRUST JESUS NOW The opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.   This article has been read 296 times     < Previous | Next > Member Comments Member Date TRUST JESUS TODAY ALL SINS FORGIVEN Free Audio Bible 500 Plus Languages Faith Comes By Hearing.com

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