Lectio Divina, or the prayerful reading of scripture, is often mentioned in Catholic circles. We've found, though, that many times people will talk about lectio divina without really knowing what it is or how to do it. In fact, that may well be the story of one of us podcasters...but we don't go into that. Instead, we talk about the steps, or movements, or rungs, or stages of lectio divina. If we think that the Bible contains the word of God, we're sorta forced to admit that we do hear God speak, everytime we read scripture. The question isn't whether God is speaking, then; the question is whether we are responding. Lectio divina is one way to frame how to respond to God's speech.

Incidentally, part of it elucidates the stages we should go through when we read 'most anything. Part of it is also a handy diagram of how we ought to respond to anyone who is speaking to us, so by teaching us how to pray, it also may teach us how to relate to 'most any person. Combine the two, and it's lectio divina.

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