Lectio Divina Practice on Luke Chapter 11 with Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault

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CAC Faculty Emeritus Cynthia Bourgeault leads viewers through a 7-minute practice of Lectio Divina with a passage from Luke. Lectio Divina, the practice of scared reading, is taught in our The Divine Exchange online course, where Cynthia teaches students ta framework for inviting the Divine into our daily lives. Learn more about The Divine Exchange at https://cac.org/online-education/the-divine-exchange/ Explore The Text 𝘚𝘰 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶; 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥; 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘰, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩? 𝘖𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘨𝘨, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯? 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮! —Luke 11:9-13, NRSV We hope this practice offers you a sense of peace and connection. CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) is an educational nonprofit introducing seekers to the contemplative Christian path of transformation. Founded by Richard Rohr in 1987, our programs and resources are designed to help deepen prayer practice and strengthen compassionate engagement in the world. Learn more about Who We Are: https://bit.ly/3D8TtdU Learn more about What We Do: https://bit.ly/3qrYFGc Learn more about our founder, Richard Rohr: https://bit.ly/3ozYdmP Learn more about Contemplation: https://bit.ly/3wNojGF