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Readings: Thelma Hall, Too Deep for Words and Luke Dysinger OSB, Accepting the Embrace of God
Practices: Continue your practice of silence, try to be as regular as possible, if you’ve fallen try cutting back on your time and start over. Continue with journaling and daily examen as regularly as possible. Use the steps discussed in the articles and video if they are helpful. (If you feel comfortable with your lectio practice as it is, feel free to ignore the steps!)
Assignment: Commit to a plan for doing lectio every day. Decide how you will choose what to do lectio with e.g. pick a particular book of Scripture you will read every day or choose one (!) passage from the daily lectionary or decide on some other short reading.
Reflection Questions: 1) What was your practice like this week? What helped you stay with it? What tripped you up? What are you going to commit to doing to make yourself do it? 2) What insights did you find from your practice? 3) What has your practice of lectio been like this week?
Tip of the Week: For your lectio pick a single, short passage, something you can really spend time with rather than trying to cram it in. Try doing “lectio continua” by picking a single book of the Bible and reading a few verses every day for lectio.
