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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...

from the book of life that weaves through the revelatory text of Scripture: lectio on experience is probably the way most people find God. Kathleen Cahalan, PhD, shares her sustained lectio in this book. Life experience is her first teacher and Scripture is a witness to what has already happened in her life. She’s an example to me that many Christians are already doing lectio divina but discover the language in the tradition after having already lived it in their ordinary lives. In this sense, we
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