spiritual discipline

The Four Steps of Lectio Divina

By Guigo IISource: Guigo II - The Ladder of Monks (Public Domain)36 words

Reading seeks, meditation finds, prayer asks, and contemplation tastes. Reading puts food whole into the mouth; meditation chews it and breaks it up; prayer extracts its flavor; contemplation is the sweetness itself which gladdens and refreshes.

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