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Spiritual Reading Psalm 20:4

by Ryan T. Schmidt

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This is a non fact-finding practice. It is simply a reception to what the text has to teach you. A slow dance between Scripture, God and Silence. The meditation begins with a brief explanation of the practice.

ReadingMeditationChristianityContemplationLectio DivinaChristian ContemplationFour Step ProcessPersonal PrayersPrayersPsalmsScripturesSpiritual ReflectionsSpirits

Transcript

Welcome to this Lexio Divina,

A practice of spiritual reading.

The roots of spiritual reflection and interpretation go back to the third century.

The monastic practice of Lexio Divina was first established in the sixth century by Saint Benedict and then was formalized as a four-step process during the 12th century.

The practice begins with reading and then meditation,

Prayer and contemplation.

I invite you to quiet your mind and open your heart to spirits moving through this short scripture.

Reading,

We will slowly read the scripture passage several times.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Psalm 20 verse 4.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Meditation.

Take some time to reflect on the words and phrases in the text.

Which words,

Phrases or images speak most to you?

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Prayer.

Offer an internalized package back to God in the form of a personalized prayer.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Contemplation.

What word or image captures the spirit of the passage for you?

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

May the divine give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

As we conclude our Lectio Divina practice,

Please take a few moments and quietly sit in the light of Christ's love.

Thank you.

Meet your Teacher

Ryan T. SchmidtAustin, TX, USA

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Renata

April 20, 2019

Sehr schön, vielen Dank 🐥🐰🌾🐣🌷♥ ☀

Judy

September 16, 2018

I’m very positive!

Valorie

September 15, 2018

Thank you for those guided moments of peacefulness 🌼

Shannon

September 15, 2018

Thank you. This was wonderful

Bo

September 15, 2018

Beautiful prayer. Feeling gratitude for trust in the Divine. 🙏🏼

Mary

September 15, 2018

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you

Jennifer

September 15, 2018

Thank you Ryan for another beautiful reading and practice.

Cj

September 15, 2018

Thank you! What a wonderful practice and uplifting message🙏🏼

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