Lectio Divina Quotes

“For the ancients, to meditate is to read a text and to learn it "by heart" in the fullest sense of this expression, that is, with one's whole being: with the body, since the mouth pronounced it, with the memory which fixes it, with the intelligence which understands its meaning, and with the will which desires to put it into practice.”
― Jean Leclercq, The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture

“We have to learn to hear on every level at once if we are really to become whole. The problem is that most of us are deaf in at least one ear.

We have to learn to listen to Scripture. And we have to learn to listen to life around us.”
― Joan Chittister

“Lectio Divina is an opportunity to slow down and experience God's Word deeply. An opportunity to savor the words of Scripture, to sit at God's table, to be nourished, fed and refreshed. An invitation to be fully present with our holy God.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness