Lectio Divina: Be Filled

Make space to be filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit and rest in God's presence. Take a deep breath and listen anew to God's word!

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:01

Hi , this is Whitney and you're listening to Exploring Peace Meditations . I'd like to invite you to find a place in which you can be still and quiet for the next few minutes to be with God . You might find a seated posture , you might take a shape , a yoga posture , you might recline and simply rest . However you choose to listen today , I invite you to be , simply be . Take a full , deep inhalation in through your nose and a long exhale out . Do that again and consider sighing out of your mouth , exhaling , possibly even releasing an audible sound as you connect with your breath . Listen . Today's practice invites us to listen to scripture , to God's word .

Speaker 1 1:23

Lectio Divina is translated as Sacred Reading . Listen to this sacred reading . I'll read today's passage in more than one translation . I'll pause after each reading and invite you to notice , to sense , to breathe . Romans 15.13 in the message oh , may the God of green hope fill you up with joy , fill you up with peace , so that your believing lives , filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit , will brim over with hope . Listen again . Is there a word , a phrase or an image from this version that speaks to you today In the quiet that follows ? Repeat that , hold on to it , meditate with it , offer it to god , listen again . Oh , may the god of green hope fill you up with joy , fill you up with peace , so that your believing lives , filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit , will brim over with hope In the quiet meditate on what you see , hear or notice .

Speaker 2 3:20

Thank you .

Speaker 1 4:31

Now listen again . As you hear . This time read from the New Revised Standard Version what might God be inviting you to hear ? Is there an invitation for you today ? May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing you , with all joy and peace in believing , so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit . May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing , so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit In the quiet . What might God's invitation be for you today ? Thank you the listen again , this time from the common English Bible , and ponder . What might you say to God today ? What is your response to what you're hearing , seeing or noticing ? May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith , so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit .

Speaker 2 7:29

Joy and peace in faith , so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit , respond to God in the quiet .

Speaker 1 8:10

Thank you , thanks for watching listen one last time to the message and rest . Rest and breathe in whatever you've noticed or heard today . Oh , may the God of green hope fill you up with joy , fill you up with peace , so that your believing lives , filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit , will brim over with hope .

Speaker 1 9:04

Thank you , god of hope , joy and peace . Thank you for your power , your energy , your spirit . What a gift to be with you , to be filled with your hope , your joy and your peace today . In the most holy name of God , we pray amen . I invite you to take a full breath in and a long breath out . Be filled , be filled today with God's joy , peace and hope . Thank you for exploring the gift of God's peace with me here . I'd love to connect with you beyond this podcast . If you'd like to find my books or more , you can connect with me at WhitneyRSimpsoncom . You can find the community that supports this podcast and makes these prayers possible at ExploringPeacecom slash community . Until next time , may God's peace be with you .