{"product_id":"lectio-divinaa-the-sacred-art-transforming-words-images-into-heart-centered-prayer-9781594733000","title":"Lectio Divinaa the Sacred Art: Transforming Words \u0026 Images Into Heart-Centered Prayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNurture your inner monk and surrender to the natural grace and rhythm of your heart's deepest longings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The whole world is, in fact, a text of sacred revelation. All experience has the potential to be revelatory, and God is singing one unending song seducing each of our hearts. So the call is to listen, to attune to the words God utters in the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreak open this ancient contemplative practice of listening deeply for God's voice in sacred texts. Drawing on her own experience as a monk in the world, Christine Valters Paintner introduces the foundations for a practice of \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e. She closely examines each of the four movements of \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the rhythm they create when practiced as a process. She then invites you to expand your practice beyond traditional sacred texts to a sacred reading of the world through image, sound, nature and life experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you want to start a contemplative prayer practice or deepen your experience of \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e in new ways, you are invited to savor the gifts \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e has to offer your heart and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skylight Paths Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594733000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.61w x 0.63d","brand":"Christine Valters Paintner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661106639004,"sku":"9781594733000","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a9c6849e-3d0d-437f-9787-74332890cf1b.jpg?v=1603898638","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lectio-divinaa-the-sacred-art-transforming-words-images-into-heart-centered-prayer-9781594733000","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}