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Lectio divina is a way of praying by sustained immersion into a revelatory text. While Scripture is the classic place of encounter with God, the text could also be the book of life or the book of nature. In Lectio Matters, respected spiritual director Mary Margaret Funk accompanies the reader in exploring the various levels of lectio divina as taught by the ancient church writers and by sharing...

a promise, and we can expect to know God in our earthly lifetime. In the final vow ceremony we chant, “Accept me, O Lord, according to thy Word and I shall live, and let me not be confounded in my expectations.”29 We expect the mystical relationship with God through Christ Jesus in this lifetime. I find more and more that this is not limited to nuns but available to men and women of all walks of life. Our heritage is a realization of our life with God, as if we were lovers. If one enters this fourth
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