Daily Scripture
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
St. Augustine
Daily Scripture reading is important, even if you only have time to read a line or two - or try to read a chapter a day.
The point is that God inspired Scripture to not only tell us about salvation history but to speak to us personally. If a line of Scripture jumps out at you, then reflect on that during the day.
One thing about our time is that we have many ways to access Scripture. You can get an app that will bring you daily Scripture. You can listen to CD's or podcasts. There is a Pray as You Go podcast that you can subscribe to.
When I lived alone and ate breakfast alone, I would read a chapter in Scripture as I ate.
There are three types of prayer: vocal, meditation, and contemplation. Vocal prayer is speaking to God. It can be a standardized prayer, or your own thoughts, whether spoken out loud or silently in your thoughts. The Catholic Church is a community Church so we have lots of form prayers that can be said together. But prayers that you make up spontaneously fit into this category of vocal prayer.
Meditation is reflecting on a prayer or on Scripture. Thinking of how you can apply it to your life; thinking of what Jesus meant by that during His time.
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
St. Augustine
Daily Scripture reading is important, even if you only have time to read a line or two - or try to read a chapter a day.
The point is that God inspired Scripture to not only tell us about salvation history but to speak to us personally. If a line of Scripture jumps out at you, then reflect on that during the day.
One thing about our time is that we have many ways to access Scripture. You can get an app that will bring you daily Scripture. You can listen to CD's or podcasts. There is a Pray as You Go podcast that you can subscribe to.
When I lived alone and ate breakfast alone, I would read a chapter in Scripture as I ate.
There are three types of prayer: vocal, meditation, and contemplation. Vocal prayer is speaking to God. It can be a standardized prayer, or your own thoughts, whether spoken out loud or silently in your thoughts. The Catholic Church is a community Church so we have lots of form prayers that can be said together. But prayers that you make up spontaneously fit into this category of vocal prayer.
Meditation is reflecting on a prayer or on Scripture. Thinking of how you can apply it to your life; thinking of what Jesus meant by that during His time.
All prayer should lead to Contemplative prayer - listening to God. Listening to the voice of God requires training and discipline. Many people, in desperation, cry out, "Speak, God, if you are there." He is there, but often these distant children do not know how to listen. They have not practiced hearing the voice of God so they are almost deaf to it. Even people who have dedicated their lives to service to God are deaf to His voice so thus they are limited to their participation in a personal relationship with God, so they can love as He loves and serve as He serves.
To recognize the promptings of the Holy Spirit ask yourself - is your heart moved to pity? Do you feel impatience rather than offer gentleness? Do you help others to peace or do you join with others in gossiping about others, condemning others? Do you talk about God - or about His enemy? Do you look at the world in pain and see goodness or do you just see darkness everywhere? Stop what you are doing each day to take some time to sit and listen. God begs us to love one another. Love, regardless of how you are repaid. God cannot force you to love Him, but He never stops loving you. And He wants us to do the same. Love others in God's name. If you do, you will be rewarded. You will be given Love for God.
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