Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina with Thomas Keating Part 2

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In this talk entitled “Principles for the Practice of Lectio,” Fr. Thomas explains that Lectio is the process of assimilating the Gospel and also being assimilated by it. He describes five moments in this process: 1) Beginning prayer to the Holy Spirit as your Guide, 2) Noticing how scripture is mirroring your life, 3) Experiencing the Word of God as directed to different levels of consciousness, 4) Reading your experience of grace into the scriptures, and 5) becoming the Word of God in a particular human situation. • This conference was given at the Lectio Divina Institute held on January 17-21, 1997 at the Benedictine Center in Beech Grove, Indiana. There were four presenters: Fr. Bruno Barnhart, Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, Fr. Thomas Keating and Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler. The link to the full playlist of these conferences is • Lectio Divina • Go to http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org for more information on Lectio Dvina and Centering Prayer, including retreats and local chapters that offer support to practitioners at all levels in the U.S. and around the world.

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