{"id":1041,"date":"2014-12-18T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3optn.com\/main\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2014-12-18T02:55:13","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T08:55:13","slug":"praying-scripture-for-a-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/3optn.com\/main\/archives\/1041","title":{"rendered":"Praying Scripture for a Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1042\" src=\"http:\/\/3optn.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/41uURo5XhIL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"41uURo5XhIL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"224\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/3optn.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/41uURo5XhIL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg 224w, http:\/\/3optn.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/41uURo5XhIL._SY344_BO1204203200_-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>Praying Scripture for a Change<\/em>\u00a0is an introduction to the practice of\u00a0<em>Lectio Divina\u00a0<\/em>written by Dr. Tim Gray. Dr. Gray is the president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augustineinstitute.org\">Augustine Institute<\/a>, a professor of Scripture at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, and has contributed to the development of <a href=\"http:\/\/biblestudyforcatholics.com\"><em>The Great Adventure<\/em><\/a> Bible Study Series. Using Guido the Carthusian&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Ladder of Monks<\/em> as a base Dr. Gray explains and gives examples of each rung on the ladder from <i>Lectio\u00a0<\/i>(reading),\u00a0<em>Meditatio\u00a0<\/em>(meditation),\u00a0<em>Oratio\u00a0<\/em>(prayer),\u00a0<em>Contemplatio\u00a0<\/em>(contemplation), and an additional rung\u00a0<em>Operatio\u00a0<\/em>(practice) in how to combine two of our Dominican pillars (Prayer and Study) to form a spiritual alloy that strengthens each and us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you pray, you speak with God; when you read, God speaks to you&#8221; &#8211; St. Cyprian<\/p>\n<p>Any relationship takes work. Our relationship with God even more so. \u00a0Often times we\u00a0have difficulty listening to other people much less the still small voice of God. We end up rambling like small children saying anything that comes to mind. Cultivating the practice of\u00a0<em>Lectio Divina\u00a0<\/em>helps us to hear God&#8217;s voice. It can provide a chance to enter into a real give and take conversation with God. It&#8217;s a given that He knows us, and He wants us to know Him too. This book would be an excellent beginning down this path.<\/p>\n<p>This book is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Praying-Scripture-Change-Introduction-Lectio\/dp\/1934217484\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ascensionpress.com\/products\/praying-scripture-for-a-change-an-introduction-to-lectio-divina-1\">Ascension Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Praying Scripture for a Change\u00a0is an introduction to the practice of\u00a0Lectio Divina\u00a0written by Dr. Tim Gray. Dr. Gray is the president of the Augustine Institute, a professor of Scripture at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, and has contributed to the development of The Great Adventure Bible Study Series. 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