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Episode 508

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. Today’s theme is sabbath, and we’re reading Genesis 2:1-3.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 507

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House by further exploring the practice of rule of life. We are gleaning from the wisdom of Sister Joan Chittister by reading a selection from Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today.

These four elements–the Scriptures, the text of the Rule [of St. Benedict], wise leaders, and the insight, life experiences, and circumstances of the community or family in which we live–are what make the Rule a living rule and not a dead text of past practices…

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 506

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. Today’s theme is rule of life, and we’re reading Romans 12:1.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 505

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. Today’s theme is examen, and we’re reading Psalm 139:23-24.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 504

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House by further exploring the posture of presence. We’re gleaning from the wisdom of Brother Lawrence this week, and today we’re reading a selection from Practicing the Presence of God.

We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 503

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. Today’s theme is presence, and we’re reading Genesis 28:13,15-16.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 502

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House by further exploring the posture of hospitality. We’re gleaning from the wisdom of Brother Lawrence this week, and today we’re reading a selection from Practicing the Presence of God.

That we ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 501

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. Today’s theme is hospitality, and we’re reading Matthew 25:37-40.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 500

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. This week, we’re further exploring the posture of grace and its “unforced rhythms.” We’re gleaning from the wisdom of Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins this week, and today we’re reading a selection from “Peace.”

… O surely, reaving Peace, my Lord should leave in lieu
Some good! And so he does leave Patience exquisite,
That plumes to Peace thereafter. And when Peace here does house
He comes with work to do, he does not come to coo,
He comes to brood and sit.

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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Episode 499

In this episode of the guided lectio divina podcast, we’re continuing our Lenten series in partnership with Formation Foundations, a guided reflection series for Common House. This week, we’re further exploring the posture of grace and its “unforced rhythms.” We’re gleaning from the wisdom of Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins this week, and today we’re reading a selection from “My own heart let me have more have pity on; let.”

…Soul, self; come, poor Jackself, I do advise
You, jaded, let be; call off thoughts awhile
Elsewhere; leave comfort root-room; let joy size
At God knows when to God knows what;…

To listen to the podcast, use the audio player below, or right click here to download the file.

I invite you to visit the Sacred Pilgrim Facebook page where you can share your word or phrase and what came up for you during your prayer time.

I also invite you to check out Common House and join us for the Formation Foundation series throughout Lent.  Common House is the online community created by Sacred Ordinary Days, and I am honored to have been brought on staff to be the director.

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