St. James Church recently issued the following announcement.
BROWN BAGGING FAITH SHARING
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Repeats every Wednesday
Location: St. James Chapel
Everyone is invited to St. James Chapel weekly, to gather to reflect on the gospel of the day. Please join us to reflect, pray, and grow in faith together. Please bring a bible. However, copies of the readings will be available.
Daily Readings
Please bring your own lunch. Hot and cold beverages will be available.
Please note: Brown Bagging Lunch Faith Sharing is using a modified version of Lectio Divina.
A Lectio Divina group is a small group that opens a Scripture passage to read, meditate, pray, and quietly rest in God’s loving presence. It’s a spiritual formation group that facilitates listening to God and spiritual conversation.
A Lectio Divina group is not a Bible study, which focuses on cognitive learning and people sharing their ideas and opinions about Scripture.
It’s essential that a Lectio Divina group is a safe place where members don’t judge, advise, or reassure each other, but listen with empathy and prayerfulness. In this way, group members are not only drawn closer to one another, but also to the Lord who is present in the meeting.
We will read the gospel of the day and reflect on the following in silence for 10 minutes:
- What is one word or phrase the Holy Spirit impresses on you?
- What do you feel? What specific situation in your life today relates?
- What is Christ’s personal invitation to you from the Scripture?
- Silent Prayer
In Lectio Divina groups, sharing in silent prayer can be a bonding experience. It’s an opportunity for group members to hold one another in Christ’s loving presence.
Original source can be found here.
