sunday night during our regular meeting with group of young adults from our church we practiced the ancient method of meditation on scripture called lectio divina. we used the story of Zachaeus from Luke 19. i had done something like it once before when i was in north africa, but it was the first time most of the rest of the group had done anything like it.
i really enjoyed it because it allowed each member of the group to seek the Lord on their own, and then to bring what the Lord was teaching them in the passage as an offering to the rest of the group. the primary focus was on listening to the Lord in his word, and out of that experience of him encouraging each other.
part of lectio divina involves looking for a word or phrase that sticks out from a passage, and then repeating that phrase silently, seeking to hear the voice of the Lord. at the risk of cheapening the experience, i'll share with you the phrase that hit me:
"here and now i give half my possessions..."
no further explanation...just let that sit with you for a while
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