The Lectio Divina-The Sacred Art: Transforming Words & Images Into Heart-Centered Prayer (Large Print 16pt) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781459679405)

Nurture your inner monk & surrender to the natural grace & rhythm of your heart's deepest longings.''''The whole world is, in fact, a text of sacred revelation. All experience has the potential to be revelatory, and God is singing one unending song seducing each of our hearts. So the call is to listen, to attune to the words God utters in the world.''''
- from the AfterwordBreak open this ancient contemplative practice of listening deeply for God's voice in sacred texts. Drawing on her own experience as a monk in the world, Christine Valters Paintner introduces the foundations for a practice of lectio divina. She closely examines each of the four movements of lectio divina as well as the rhythm they create when practiced as a process. She then invites you to expand your practice beyond traditional sacred texts to a sacred reading of the world through image, sound, nature, and life experience.Whether you want to start a contemplative prayer practice or deepen your experience of lectio divina in new ways, you are invited to savor the gifts lectio divina has to offer your heart and spirit.

Author: Christine Valters Paintner
ISBN-10: 1459679407
ISBN-13: 9781459679405
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2014
Pages: 338
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.70d
Large Print