How to Pray with the Bible: The Ancient Prayer Form of Lectio Divina Made Simple - Softcover

Praying with the Bible is an active dialogue with God through which we may be taught, healed, and transformed. It is God and the praying person communicating and offering themselves to each other.

Learn an ancient prayer technique known as "lectio divina" -- a simple, natural rhythm of reading and reflection that can be used for individual and family prayer, Bible study, or small faith-sharing groups.

"Lectio," or "holy reading," is well-known to monks and nuns, but it actually began with and is equally appropriate for laypersons. Acclaimed author and retreat leader Karl A. Schultz, author of eight related books, will teach you an intuitive way to use this process for the Liturgy of the Hours, the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross, the Mass, modern papal encyclicals, spiritual classics, journaling, and stress management.

Addressing the Catholic Biblical Federation, Pope Benedict XVI said that, if effectively promoted, "lectio" will bring to the Church "a new spiritual springtime."

This book is not only about how to pray with the Bible, but how to bring it to life using your own experience, which contributes significantly to a meaningful encounter with God's Word.

Karl A. Schultz is one of the world's most innovative and prolific authors and teachers of lectio divina and biblical spirituality. He is an acknowledged pioneer in the integration of Catholic biblical scholarship and spirituality with personal development, pastoral care, and gender identity and communications. He has discussed his work on numerous television and radio programs, including several EWTN television programs. He gives lectio divina-based programs on St. Joseph and John Paul II's Theology of the Body to men's groups and general audiences across the country. Schultz has published books on therapeutic and pastoral-care applications of lectio divina to the book of Job, human suffering, and care-giving, and has presented 'Job Therapy' workshops in a variety of retreat, parish, health-care, and conference environments. His 'Building Up the Human' program was approved by the Pennsylvania Nurses Association for R.N. accreditation. Schultz has also written books on applications of lectio divina to stress and time management, journaling, wellness and potential fulfillment, infertility and intimate conflict resolution, Christian community, and the teachings of Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II.