Receiving the Word

How to Pray with Scripture Using Lectio Divina

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“There is one particular way of listening to what the Lord wishes to tell us in his word and of letting ourselves be transformed by the Spirit,” Pope Francis wrote in The Joy of the Gospel. “It is what we call lectio divina.” Sarah Christmyer explains the advantages of this ancient method of prayerful Bible reading and gives simple step-by-step instructions for individuals and groups.

About Sarah Christmyer:

Sarah Christmyer is the editor of the Great Adventure Catholic Bible Study program, author of coauthor of several Great Adventure studies, including The Prophets, and author of The Bible Timeline Guided Journal. Sarah has been a Bible study teacher since 1999 and helped launch Catholic Scripture Study (CSS). She is coauthor of two Bibles studies on Genesis published by Emmaus Road. She lives near Philadelphia with her husband, Mark, and their children.

SKU: 810155341312
Format: MP3
Language: English
Publisher: Ascension

Sarah Christmyer

Sarah Christmyer is a Catholic author, Bible teacher, and speaker with a special love for lectio divina and journaling as ways to draw close to Christ in Scripture. Her desire to share that love with others was nurtured from an early age by her evangelical missionary parents and became a vocational call after her adult conversion to Catholicism.

Sarah is co-developer and the former director of The Great Adventure® Bible Study Program from Ascension and is author or co-author of more than a dozen Bible studies, guided journals, and books. She is an adjunct faculty member at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia and serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, PA. She has spoken at numerous Catholic conferences and retreats and has been a guest on numerous Catholic shows including EWTN’s The Journey Home, Formed Now, Relevant Radio, Breadbox Media, Radio Maria, Iowa Catholic Radio, and Holy Spirit Radio. Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Sarah and her husband Mark have four children and a growing number of grandchildren, whom they enjoy from their home near Philadelphia.