Franciscan Lectio: On Reading The Sacred Cosmos One Page At A Time

Description: Title:Franciscan Lectio: On Reading The Sacred Cosmos One Page At A Time ISBN13:9781640605282 ISBN10:1640605282 Author:Riley Ofm, Dan (Author), Copeland, Stephen (Contribution by) Description:For Readers Longing To See The World More Beautifully And Deeply And Become More Attentive And Present In Seeing The God Of All Creation Who Has Always Been Hidden In Plain Sight--A Presence That Shows Forth In Each And Every Creature--Lectio Helps Us See Patterns And Non-Patterns Of Divine Presence An Ancient Tradition Dating Back To The Third Century, Lectio Divina Has Long Served As An Avenue Of Contemplative Prayer, But The Practice Has Often Been Systematized, Intellectualized, Or Only Practiced By Monastics Few Authors Have Attempted To Universalize Lectio Using Contemporary Language Or Approach It From A Franciscan Perspective St Paul Says That The Word Of God Is Alive And Active In Our Hearing, And If The Incarnation Is True, Then The Word Can Be Experienced In All Places Lectio, Therefore, Is Not Only A Spiritual Practice For Reading Sacred Texts But Can Be Applied To Any Felt Experience Our Experiences, Too, Are Sacred: The Question Is Whether Or Not We Will Acknowledge Their Depth And Beauty In Franciscan Lectio, Fr Dan Riley Comes Alongside Readers In Their Own Encounters With Lectio And Inspires Their Spiritual Imagination Through Story, Art, Poetry, Nature, Franciscan Mysticism, And, Yes, Scripture, Helping Them To See That All Of Life Is Unitive And Sacred Binding:Paperback, Paperback Publisher:Paraclete Press (MA) Publication Date:2022-02-15

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