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Early morning. Marta still asleep. Terje gone to work.
I am staying behind for some quiet time. Some silence. Some preparations for the day ahead.
For my Lectio Divina
To get silent time between me and my Creator is a challenge during the busy, filled to the brim with things happening days. Not that I am busy all day, but still days are filled, with reading, eating, listening to music, blog writing, photographing, house fun, walking, talking........you name it.
Sr. Miriam and Sr. Judith at Turvey Abbey are both teaching me about Lectio Divina........of being in the presence of God.
Why is this so difficult for modern men?
Why do I have this urge do DO something all the time. Not just BE.
BE, in the loving presence of God.
The English word BE means PRAY in Norwegian. May be that´s a key to something.
Å be, to pray, doesn´t mean to seek out the correct words all the time. Å be, to be, to pray.
My lectio divina is a lesson to let my soul be, and through this quiet being, be in prayers with The Saviour.
Sr. Miriam has sent me information about Lectio Divina. Sr. Judith has sent me a list of books to read.
The first of these books came in the mail a few days ago. "Wisdom Distilled From the Daily. Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today" by Joan Chittister.
I am still like a newborn, on my way to become a toddler on this road to deeper wisdom. Or is this true?
My God, my Creator, my Saviour. He is also in my busy days. In my activities. In my working, in my reading, in my writing, my house fun, my walking, my listening to music, my blogging.
I am not a newborn. I am no toddler.
I am a woman. Age doesn´t matter.
I am a woman living my life with Jesus. Learning to to wear a new set of spectacles on the way, a new pair of shoes for my feet.
My Lectio Divina.
In silence. But also in my everyday activities.
Photos: reflections of the cathedral spire
