Spiritual Practices: Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina, or Diving Reading, is a method of reading, reflecting on, and praying the Scripture that has been used by the church for centuries. It focuses on communing with God in Scripture rather than simply studying Scripture for intellectual understanding. Click here for more information on how to practice Lectio Divina. Here are some suggested verses in this passage that may lend themselves to conversation with God through the practice of Lectio Divina.
Suggested Verses
From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.
(Isaiah 64:4)
But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
(Isaiah 64:8)
Lectio Divina, or Diving Reading, is a method of reading, reflecting on, and praying the Scripture that has been used by the church for centuries. It focuses on communing with God in Scripture rather than simply studying Scripture for intellectual understanding. Click here for more information on how to practice Lectio Divina. Here are some suggested verses in this passage that may lend themselves to conversation with God through the practice of Lectio Divina.
Suggested Verses
From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.
(Isaiah 64:4)
But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.
(Isaiah 64:8)
Spiritual Practices: Breath Prayer
Overview
This passage is a prayer for God to remember, act, deliver, and restore his people. Isaiah begins by pleading that God would not stay distant, but that he would not remain distant, but that he would come down in power. In verse 4 he says that no one has ever seen or heard of a god beside him who can and will act on his people's behalf. In verse 8, he reminds God that Israel is his people, the work of his hands. He reminds God of how Israel has become desolate and ruined. He is begging God to come down in power and restore his people.
There are times that, like Isaiah, we feel that God is distant from us and has allowed us to become desolate and ruined. But God is our Father and we are the work of his hands. He will not abandon us and leave us hopeless, but he will come down with power and act on our behalf. That is what this breath prayer is about.
Prayer
God our father, deliver and restore us.
Overview
This passage is a prayer for God to remember, act, deliver, and restore his people. Isaiah begins by pleading that God would not stay distant, but that he would not remain distant, but that he would come down in power. In verse 4 he says that no one has ever seen or heard of a god beside him who can and will act on his people's behalf. In verse 8, he reminds God that Israel is his people, the work of his hands. He reminds God of how Israel has become desolate and ruined. He is begging God to come down in power and restore his people.
There are times that, like Isaiah, we feel that God is distant from us and has allowed us to become desolate and ruined. But God is our Father and we are the work of his hands. He will not abandon us and leave us hopeless, but he will come down with power and act on our behalf. That is what this breath prayer is about.
Prayer
God our father, deliver and restore us.
If i were alone in a desert
and feeling afraid,
I would want a child to be with me.
For then my fear would disappear
and I would be made strong.
This is what life itself can do
because it is so noble, so full of pleasure
and so powerful.
Meister Eckhart
and feeling afraid,
I would want a child to be with me.
For then my fear would disappear
and I would be made strong.
This is what life itself can do
because it is so noble, so full of pleasure
and so powerful.
Meister Eckhart
Imaging the Word An Arts and Lectionary Resource, Volume 3