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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Gust of Wind
Courbet, Gustave, 1819-1877. Gust of Wind, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57921 [retrieved May 28, 2021]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_Courbet_-_The_Gust_of_Wind_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.
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In mystery and grandeur
we see the face of God
in earthiness and the ordinary
we know the love of Christ.
In heights and depths
and life and death:
the spirit of God
is moving among us.
Let us praise God.
I will light a light
in the name of God
who lit the world
and breathed the breath of life into me.
I will light a light
in the name of the Son
who saved the world
and stretched out his hand to me.
I will light a light
in the name of the Spirit
who encompasses the world
and blesses my soul with yearning.
We will light three lights
for the trinity of love:
God above us,
God beside us,
God beneath us:
the beginning,
the end,
the everlasting one.
From In Spirit and in Truth
we see the face of God
in earthiness and the ordinary
we know the love of Christ.
In heights and depths
and life and death:
the spirit of God
is moving among us.
Let us praise God.
I will light a light
in the name of God
who lit the world
and breathed the breath of life into me.
I will light a light
in the name of the Son
who saved the world
and stretched out his hand to me.
I will light a light
in the name of the Spirit
who encompasses the world
and blesses my soul with yearning.
We will light three lights
for the trinity of love:
God above us,
God beside us,
God beneath us:
the beginning,
the end,
the everlasting one.
From In Spirit and in Truth
Imaging the Word An Arts and Lectionary Resource, Volume 3
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
- Voice - Explore the way the psalmist describes the impact of God's voice
Spiritual Practices: Breath Prayer
Overview
This psalm is a celebration of the voice of God. In verses five through nine, the psalmist poetically describes the voice of God as breaking barriers, bringing joy, shaking up the world, and bringing life. When God speaks into our lives, things happen. We need to hear God's voice speak. That is what this breath prayer is about.
Prayer
Almighty God, speak into my life
Overview
This psalm is a celebration of the voice of God. In verses five through nine, the psalmist poetically describes the voice of God as breaking barriers, bringing joy, shaking up the world, and bringing life. When God speaks into our lives, things happen. We need to hear God's voice speak. That is what this breath prayer is about.
Prayer
Almighty God, speak into my life