As with writing, life needs to be edited for clarity from time to time. Lent can offer us time to edit through the clutter of information that fills our days. We may find ourselves listening to so many messages we can hardly be present to the inner stirrings of the soul. We cannot twitter, text or face book the soul.
In the clutter of technological information my hope is that we don’t forget there are other forms of communication not processed by a microchip. Communicating with our soul comes through a quiet, patient stillness that provides space for reflection.
This Lent at Wellspring I am inviting the community to take a few moments a day to try using an old and tried practice for communicating with the soul of oneself and one’s God. Instead of only listening to hundreds of messages a week through electronics, there is an ancient practice of Lectio Divina that is utilized by people around the world. It invites us to find our center, listen to just a few words, and allow them to slide deep into our being. This form of communication has allowed people for centuries to hear the voice of God and find self-understanding and meaning.