Lectio Divina for 24 September 2024
Lectio “O Yahweh, remember Your compassion and Your mercies, which are from ages past. Do not remember the offenses of my youth and my transgressions. Remember me according to Your mercy, because of Your goodness, O Yahweh.” (Psalm 24:6-7) This passage is a humble plea for God’s mercy, acknowledging past sins and seeking forgiveness. It […]
Lectio Divina for 23 September 2024
Lectio “O Yahweh, demonstrate Your ways to me, and teach me Your paths. Direct me in Your truth, and teach me. For You are God, my Saviour, and I remain with You all day long.” (Psalm 24:4-5)
Lectio Divina for 22 September 2024
Lectio “To you, Yahweh, I have lifted up my soul. In you, my God, I trust. Let me not be put to shame.” (Psalm 24:1-2) This psalm is a cry of trust and surrender to the Lord. David lifts up his soul in a gesture of complete reliance on God, expressing faith that God will […]
Lectio Divina for 21 September 2024
Lectio “Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. And the King of Glory shall enter. Who is this King of Glory? Yahweh who is strong and powerful; Yahweh powerful in battle. Lift up your gates, you princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates. And the King of Glory shall enter. […]
Lectio Divina for 20 September 2024
Lectio “Who will ascend to the mountain of Yahweh? And who will stand in His holy place? The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. He will receive a blessing from Yahweh, and mercy from God, his Saviour.” (Psalm 23:3-5)
Lectio Divina for 19 September 2024
Lectio “You have prepared a table in my sight, opposite those who trouble me. You have anointed my head with oil, and my cup, which inebriates me, how brilliant it is! And your mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and so may I dwell in the house of Yahweh for length […]
Lectio Divina for 18 September 2024
Lectio “Even if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils. For you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they have given me consolation.” (Psalm 22:4)
Lectio Divina for 17 September 2024
Lectio “Yahweh directs me, and nothing will be lacking to me. He has settled me here, in a place of pasture. He has led me out to the water of refreshment. He has converted my soul. He has led me away on the paths of justice, for the sake of his name.” (Psalm 22:1-3)
Meditation: On the Exercise of the Presence of God
A strong awareness of God’s presence is a powerful way to drive sin from the world, to bring even the worst sinners back to God, to awaken the lukewarm, and to inspire them towards fervour. It also helps the righteous grow in virtue until they reach perfection. This is what God told Abraham in Genesis […]
Lectio Divina for 16 September 2024
Lectio “Be exalted, Yahweh, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.” (Psalm 20:14)
