as receptors of the words of the text. There are more voices and more senses in inspired literature, but these four voices (literal, symbolic, moral, mystical) received by four senses (literal, allegorical, moral, anagogical) will provide a little method to go deeply and devoutly into contemplative prayer. We begin our sustained lectio divina with earnest prayer: epiclesis. Come, Holy Spirit, come. We know not how to pray as we ought but groan in eager expectation. First, we devote ourselves to prayer