Spiritual Practices: Visio Divina
Visio Divina, or sacred seeing, is a type of prayer in which we allow our hearts and imaginations to enter into an image or a scene in silence to see what God might have to say to us. You can find out more about Visio Divina here. Spend some time prayerfully reflecting on the images below and listen to what God might say to you through them.
Visio Divina, or sacred seeing, is a type of prayer in which we allow our hearts and imaginations to enter into an image or a scene in silence to see what God might have to say to us. You can find out more about Visio Divina here. Spend some time prayerfully reflecting on the images below and listen to what God might say to you through them.
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Israelites Gathering Manna
Roberti, Ercole de', -1496. Israelites Gathering Manna, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55968 [retrieved September 24, 2023]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ercole_de%27_Roberti_-_The_Israelites_gathering_Manna_(National_Gallery,_London).jpg.
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Food and Water are provided by God to the Israelites during the Exodus
Bouts, Dieric, 1415-1475. Food and Water are provided by God to the Israelites during the Exodus, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=49148 [retrieved September 24, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dieric_Bouts_008.jpg.
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Catching Quails
Christensen, C. C. A. (Carl Christian Anton), 1831-1912. Catching Quails, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55967 [retrieved September 24, 2023]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catching_Quails_by_C.C.A._Christensen.png.
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So You Want to Go Back to Egypt by Keith Green
Spiritual Practices: Keyword Listing
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
- People (and related pronouns) - explore what the people of Israel say and do in this passage
- Moses (and related pronouns) - explore what Moses says and does as the people complain
- Lord (and related pronouns) - explore how God responds to the peoples complaining