Too Deep for Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divina"Sister Thelma Hall is a skilled guide--never intrusive, always gentle and respectful of where we are, and filled with common sense and a touch of the glitter of grace". Dr. Doris Donnelly, Center for Spiritually, Note Dame, Indiana |
Contents
| 7 | |
Dying To Live Resolving the Paradox | 17 |
The Deepening of an Interpersonal Relationship | 26 |
Lectio Divina | 36 |
Reflecting on the Word | 38 |
The Word Touches the Heart | 41 |
Contemplatio Entering the Silence Too Deep for Words | 49 |
Fifty Scripture Themes for Prayer | |
23 Gods Loving Concern | 23 |
24 Gods Promises | 24 |
25 Gratitude | 25 |
26 Hearing Gods Word | 26 |
27 Joy | 27 |
28 The Kingdom and the Poor | 28 |
29 Learning from Jesus A | 29 |
30 Learning from Jesus B | 30 |
On Using the Scripture Themes | |
1 Accepting Love | 1 |
2 The Advent of God | 2 |
3 Anxiety | 3 |
4 Beginnings | 4 |
5 The Call of God | 5 |
6 Call to Conversion | 6 |
7 Children | 7 |
8 Compassion | 8 |
9 Contrition and Mercy | 9 |
10 Dialogue of Love with God | 10 |
11 Discernment of Spirits | 11 |
12 Discipleship | 12 |
13 Doing Justice | 13 |
14 Faith | 14 |
15 False SelfTrue Self | 15 |
16 Following the Lord | 16 |
17 Forgiveness | 17 |
18 Freedom | 18 |
19 The Gift of the Holy Spirit | 19 |
20 God Calls Us To Listen | 20 |
21 God in Our Midst | 21 |
22 God Reveals Himself to Me | 22 |
31 Learning from Jesus C | 31 |
32 Lent | 32 |
33 Life Everlasting | 33 |
34 The LifeGiving Spirit | 34 |
The Easter Mystery | 35 |
36 Peace and Confidence | 36 |
37 Prayer in Scripture | 37 |
38 Reconciliation | 38 |
39 Relationships | 39 |
40 Security in God | 40 |
41 Seeking God | 41 |
42 Service | 42 |
43 The Spirit of God | 43 |
44 Stewardship | 44 |
45 Suffering | 45 |
46 The Tenderness of God | 46 |
47 Trust | 47 |
48 Truth and Integrity | 48 |
49 Weakness and Strength | 49 |
50 Witness | 50 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | |
Table of Biblical Abbreviations | |
Common terms and phrases
accept Acts become beginning believe blessed bring brother called Cenacle Centering Prayer Christian Cloud of Unknowing comes contem Contemplatio contemplative prayer darkness deepest desire disciples everything experiential faithful love false Father follow forgive gift give God's love Gospel grace grow hear heart Holy Spirit human illusion imagination Interpersonal Relationship Jesus Christ Julian of Norwich kingdom of God Lectio Divina light Listen living water look Lord meaning Meditatio meditation Meister Eckhart mercy mind monastic mystery mystics never Oratio ourselves peace Pendle Hill perience person pity plation poor pray presence promise reading realization received relationship reveal Scripture Themes seek sense sent sins soul speak spontaneous surrender teaching tell thing Thomas Keating Thomas Merton Trappist true trust truth whoever words Yahweh