Is the LECTIO DIVINA the same for Catholics and Protestants?

Question

If not, how should I (a new Baptist) adapt it, and where can I get more information online? Sorry if this question seems ignorant. Thanks!

Answer 1

I'm a Baptist and have been since I was 10 years old and I come from a long line of Baptists. Lectio Divinia is not a part of our services.

There are, however, some Baptists who believe in meditating on a scripture and we have done that for some time in our homes. All you do is pick a verse from the Bible, read it,memorize it, and meditate on its meaning.

"Jesus wept." (John 11:35) has to do with the death of Lazarus.
Meditate on that and you'll see how much more you can learn through examination.

There are some Protestants who believe that you can turn any verse into a prayer and so each day they pick a verse and turn it into their prayer for the morning. This comes closer to the Catholic version of Lectio Divina. The following verses are examples of what might be used :

"Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name." (Psalm 86:11)

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." (Colossians 3:2)

I hope this answer helps. God Bless You !

Answer 2

Lectio Divina is simply using Scripture in prayer. It is not part of the Catholic Mass.

I would do a google search on this.

It is the same for Catholics and Protestants. I suggest you go to http://www.pray-as-you-go.org for a good resource.

Thank you fro asking this question. Maybe it will lead others to practice this form of prayer.

Answer 3

THE PROCESS of LECTIO DIVINA


A VERY ANCIENT art, practiced at one time by all Christians, is the technique known as lectio divina - a slow, contemplative praying of the Scriptures which enables the Bible, the Word of God, to become a means of union with God. This ancient practice has been kept alive in the Christian monastic tradition, and is one of the precious treasures of Benedictine monastics and oblates. Together with the Liturgy and daily manual labor, time set aside in a special way for lectio divina enables us to discover in our daily life an underlying spiritual rhythm. Within this rhythm we discover an increasing ability to offer more of ourselves and our relationships to the Father, and to accept the embrace that God is continuously extending to us in the person of his Son Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

Lectio Divina is Latin for “spiritual reading” and represents an early monastic technique of prayer which continues in practice though less widely, intended to achieve communion with God as well as providing special spiritual insights and peace from that experience. It is a way of praying with Scripture that calls one to study, ponder, listen and, finally, pray from God's Word.




History
Lectio Divina was first expressed in the year 220 AD. It was found that to read the Bible profitably it is necessary to do so with attention, consistency and prayer. The systematization of “spiritual reading” into four steps dates back to the 12th century. Around 1150, Guigo II, a Carthusian monk, wrote a book entitled “The Monk’s Ladder” (Scala Claustralium) wherein he set out the theory of the four rungs: reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI stated, “This is the ladder by which the monks ascend from earth to heaven.”
Method
Lectio is typically practiced daily for one continuous hour. A selection from the Holy Scriptures is chosen ahead of time, often as a daily progression through a particular book of the Bible.
Time
Selecting a time for lectio divina is important. Typical methods are to pray for one hour in the morning, or to divide it into two half-hour periods, one in the morning and one in the evening. The key is to pre-select the time that will be devoted to the prayer, and to keep it. Using the same time every day leads to a daily habit of prayer that becomes highly effective.
Place
The place for prayer is to be free from distractions. This means it should be isolated from other people, telephones, visual distractions, etc. Some find a religious icon to be helpful. The same place should be used for lectio if possible, especially as one first begins to practice it. Familiarity with a location reduces the possibility of distraction away from the prayer. Some practitioners conduct other devotions, such as praying before the Catholic Eucharist, as a preparation for Lectio Divina.
Preparation
Prior to reading, it is important to engage in a transitional activity that takes one from the normal state of mind to a more contemplative and prayerful state. A few moments of deep, regular breathing and a short prayer inviting the Holy Spirit to guide the prayer time helps to set the tone and improve the effectiveness of the lectio.
Once the stage is set it is time to begin the prayer. There are four phases of the prayer, which do not necessarily progress in an ordered fashion. One may move between different phases of the prayer very freely as the Spirit guides.
The Four Moments
Lectio
Read the passage several times.
Meditatio
Reflect on the text of the passage, thinking about how to apply to one's own life. Gravitate to any particular phrase or word that seems to be of particular import. This should not be confused with exegesis, but is a very personal reading of the Scripture and application to one's own life.
Oratio
Respond to the passage by opening the heart to God. This is not primarily an intellectual exercise, but more of the beginning of a conversation with God.
Contemplatio
Listen to God. This is a freeing oneself from one's own thoughts, both mundane and holy. It is about hearing God talk to us. Opening our mind, heart and soul to the influence of God. Any conversation must allow for both sides to communicate, and this most unfamiliar act is allowing oneself to be open to hearing God speak.

Answer 5

Protestants do not incorporate any aspect of the Latin Mass into their services, especially Baptist, which is barely a Protestant sect anyway...

Answer 6

Emp, as you'll be able to see, a few Christians can honestly SEE the advantages of meditation and different see it as sinful. The ones who view it as sinful accomplish that in view that they view it because the brain being "idle" they usually keep that "an idle brain is the satan's playground". They can not conceive that the emptying of ones ideas equating with the brain honestly being busy, busy with the paintings of closing open to communion with Deity. They are ALSO those who generally tend to firmly feel in "unintentional sin", that one sins simply by being close to temptation. They don't recognize the basics of sin in any respect. They do not recognize that there are necessities for an act to BE a sin. The act ought to be evil, evil MUST be the motive (or a minimum of damage), and it ought to be meant to be directed closer to Deity to offend that being. Yet they feel that you'll be able to sin simply by watching at a image of a bare lady with out even knowing that it's NOT the viewing of the image that's the sin, it's the lusting for the lady that's the sin. One CAN seem at that image and notice the composition of the atmosphere, respect the variety and frame language of the mannequin, and think of the underlying message that the composition is meant to painting. They fail to recognize that you'll be able to have 2 units who seem flawlessly same, within the identical pose however that one will bring a message to the viewer that "that is only a process" and the opposite can painting "I love the whole lot round me.". This is completed with the subtlety of frame and eye language. The one with the "that is only a process" has a hollowness of eye and a droop of shoulder that tells the viewer that she hates what she is doing and that there's NO artwork to it whatever. The different sends the message that what she is doing is artwork, that there's plenty extra to the image than only a bare lady. Yet, BOTH are considered as sinful by way of the persons in query. They have the identical outlook on meditation. They refuse to be given the truth that Deity can and does talk to any one who's inclined to make the effort to pay attention and be receptive to the man or woman message and conversation which Deity desires to impart to the character who's meditating. These men and women view it as any ideas or perceptions that input the brain of the meditator are from a supply of wickedness and hence are evil, regardless of how divine such ideas would possibly look to be. These men and women look not to be conscious that even Jesus went out and pondered for lengthy durations of time for the period of his existence or even after he started his ministry. What do they consider he used to be doing within the deserts for forty days? Pulling the stingers off of scorpions? No! He used to be meditating on what he must be doing subsequent and the right way to cross approximately doing it in order that he would preserve to meet his undertaking at the Earth. Jesus additionally desired all people else to try this as good, he desired men and women to be ready to set up a individual conversation with Deity in order that they too, would work out their individual functions to lifestyles within the universe and arise with approaches to meet their functions. Brightest Blessings, Raji the Green Witch