Lectio Divinapsalm 139 And Ephesians 2:10
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Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
In your book were written
all the days that were formed for me,
when none of them as yet existed.
The other passage that speaks so powerfully about God’s pre-planning for our lives is Ephesians 2:10. It speaks of how God has a plan for our lives—that our souls come pre-equipped with a longing to create and to do good works.
For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. (Ephesians 2:10)
God has made us. God has created us. And we are created for good works. All of this God had in mind even before your parents, or those who raised you, knew you.
Lectio divina is an ancient practice in which you take a passage of Scripture, usually not more than a few verses, and read them slowly three times, with long pauses between. The slow pace and the pauses allow the Spirit to “highlight” a word or phrase that stands out to you. Take these two powerful passages, Psalm 139:13-16 and Ephesians 2:10, and read them slowly, with an inner awareness of any words or phrases that stand out to you. This is often a “word” from the Holy Spirit that God has in mind specifically for you.
Lectio divina is one of my favorite approaches to the Bible. It is a great exercise to experience that God is intimately interested in our lives, and is intricately connected to us in the present moment. When you combine the practice of God speaking in the present moment regarding things from our past, it can be very powerful.
Once a word or phrase becomes highlighted in some way (an inner consonance, perhaps), write the word or words down in a journal or notepad. The highlighted word or words can change during the second and third readings. If that is the case, write down those words as well. Once you are through, pause for a moment of silence. Then look at the words or phrases and ask God what they might mean for you now, in this moment. Perhaps God will want to speak to you a word about your own unique situation. But either way, I am certain that God wants to speak this word to you: you are wanted, more wanted than you know, by the God who made you and has never allowed you out of his sight.