{"product_id":"lectio-divina-the-sacred-art-transforming-words-images-into-heart-centered-prayer-hardcover","title":"Lectio Divina--The Sacred Art: Transforming Words \u0026 Images Into Heart-Centered Prayer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Valters Paintner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNurture your inner monk and surrender to the natural grace and rhythm of your heart's deepest longings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The whole world is, in fact, a text of sacred revelation. All experience has the potential to be revelatory, and God is singing one unending song seducing each of our hearts. So the call is to listen, to attune to the words God utters in the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreak open this ancient contemplative practice of listening deeply for God's voice in sacred texts. Drawing on her own experience as a monk in the world, Christine Valters Paintner introduces the foundations for a practice of \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e. She closely examines each of the four movements of \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the rhythm they create when practiced as a process. She then invites you to expand your practice beyond traditional sacred texts to a sacred reading of the world through image, sound, nature and life experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you want to start a contemplative prayer practice or deepen your experience of \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e in new ways, you are invited to savor the gifts \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e has to offer your heart and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Valters Paintner, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Benedictine Oblate, is author of \u003cem\u003eLectio Divina-The Sacred Art: Transforming Words \u0026amp; Images into Heart-Centered Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings-Annotated \u0026amp; Explained\u003c\/em\u003e (both SkyLight Paths) and \u003cem\u003eThe Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e, among other books. She frequently leads retreats and teaches on the wisdom of Benedictine, Celtic and desert ways of praying. A writer, artist, spiritual director, retreat facilitator and teacher, she is the online Abbess of www.abbeyofthearts.com, a global online monastery dedicated to the integration of contemplative practice and creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728826994784,"sku":"9781683361701","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/SEx1a3dEczg5TE45SXJkQk9STVJMdz09.webp?v=1777435004","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/lectio-divina-the-sacred-art-transforming-words-images-into-heart-centered-prayer-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}