Lord,
guide the course of world events
and give your Church the joy and peace
of serving you in freedom.
You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
"Lectio divina," a Latin term, means "divine reading" and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. In the 12th century, a Carthusian monk called Guigo, described the stages which he saw as essential to the practice of Lectio divina. There are various ways of practicing Lectio divina either individually or in groups but Guigo's description remains fundamental. Cover Image: Portrait of the Prophet Elisha (19th century makeover) preserved in Venice. By Andrea Papaccio Napoletano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Profeta_Eliseo.jpg
