Into the Quiet: A Workshop in Benedictine Meditation

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church is hosting quarterly quiet days for young adults (19-39) that will feature experts in quiet–Episcopal monastics from around the USA. The first one is Saturday, February 16, from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at St. Christopher’s (8724 Travis Hills Dr, Austin, Texas 78735) and will feature the practice of lectio devina. Lectio divina is a Latin term, means “divine reading” and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. Traditionally, this practice has been thought of as having four stages: lectio (reading), meditatio (reflection), oratio (prayer), and contemplatio (contemplation). These stages describe the normal movement within the practice, but there are a variety of ways of doing lectio divina. As a group practice, it may involve discussing the implications of the Word of God for daily life. Come and explore this way of praying the Scriptures that has been a fruitful source of growing in relationship with Christ for many centuries and in our own day is being rediscovered.