Sounds of the Sacred | Leonard Sweet, LenTalk#134, PreachTheStory, Lectionary Semiotics, 16OCT22

About this sermon

For the past couple of years one of the most popular social media games (TikTok, Instagram) has been "Tell me without telling me" reels that go under the hashtag meme #tellmewithouttellingme. Tell me you’re a . . . without telling me you’re a . . . Some examples: Tell me you’re a “boy mom” without telling me you’re a “boy mom.” Tell me you have kids without telling me you have kids. Tell me you’re a 90s kid without telling me you’re a 90s kid. Tell me you’re closed-minded without telling me you’re closed-minded. Tell me you're a pastor without telling me you're a pastor. This week's LenTalk is based on "Tell me you're a Christian without telling me you're a Christian." Or "Tell me you're a follower of Jesus without telling me you're a follower of Jesus." Or in the language of yesteryear, "If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you." What if the "tells" were found in the soundscapes of our lives? Lectio Divino or “Divine Reading” is based on reading the Scriptures out loud. The opposite of the fast silent reading we give the Bible now, Lectio Divina is based on reading the Scriptures slowly out loud, not just once but three times. The French Benedictine monk Dom Jean Leclercq, in his classic text on monastic culture in the West (The Love of Learning and the Desire for God [1961]), shows how medieval monks didn’t read the Bible silently for the most part. They read it out loud, in a slow, almost chanting fashion. They tried to fix the words in their muscle memory, and in Leclercq’s words, “inscribe the sacred text in the body and in the soul.” As this LenTalk makes clear, what carves the sacred writings in the heart is sound and vibration more than eye and ink. The Lectionary Passages for the Week of 16 October 2022 are: Jeremiah 31:27-34 Psalm 119:97-104 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8 We would love for you to hit the "subscribe" button for these vlogs. Don't forget to hit the Notification Bell so that you never miss our most recent video. Support Len’s Ministry through his 510-c-3 “SpiritVenture Ministries” (SVM) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WLM4V9GAJDRVL Become a SpiritVenture Ministries (SVM) Supporter at $9/month or a Tribe of Issachar Member at $49/month http://preachthestory.com/donate/ #leonardsweet #sacredsoundscape #bells Follow Leonard Sweet on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonard.sweet Twitter: https://twitter.com/lensweet (Sweet’s daily micro-blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lensweet (Sweet’s daily blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preachthestory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/preachthestorycommunity (Specifically for preachers and others who love those who preach) Access sermons, conferences, and more Leonard Sweet activities: https://preachthestory.com/ (hundreds of written sermons) https://www.facebook.com/thesalishseapress (Sweet’s newest publications) https://salishsea.press/ https://the-salish.com (Orcas Island getaway cottages for board, staff and church advances (aka “retreats”) #leonardsweet #semiotics