Last week we looked at the spiritual practice of devotional reading. (Lectio Divina) The five movements of devotional reading: 1. Silence- quiet preparation-ask God to open you to hear from scripture 2. Listen- read the passage aloud slowly-when a phrase or passage stands out our strikes you—stop and attend to what God is saying—simply listen and wait 3. Meditate read the scripture a second time out loud-reflect on the importance of the phrases and words that stand out to you..Listen for any invitation that God is extending to you 4. Conversing with God Respond in prayer-read the scripture a third time and then enter into a personal conversation with God…response truthfully and authentically. What feelings has the text aroused in you? What do you desire to talk about with God? Etc. 5. Contemplation rest and wait….allow some time for scripture to sink into your soul—yield and surrender to God’s leading Again this is an ancient practice of Christianity-this practice is rooted in Christian history and for some reason ceased over the course of many generations….this is an exceptional practice to begin on the Christian journey…. I want to encourage you all to practice this on this passage this week….I will post this on livekite.com as well so that you can share what you are hearing and learning from the passage. REMEMBER ALL OF THESE PRACTICES SHOULD BE IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY—THIS COMMUNITY KEEPS US GROUNDED. Here is the passage: I Kings 19:1-9 Read this by doing the five steps listed above…..