DWBC
Divine Word Biblical Center
Lectio Divina
II. MEDITATIO
How does God’s Word apply to our situation now? The following questions may help.
1. “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.” What does Jesus think of anxiety and worry, in your judgment? Are you more like Martha or Mary? Are you a little of each? Was Martha wrong and Mary right? Which of them is an example of ministry to others? Which is the example of the root of ministry?
2. Would you as well be agitated with Mary for not pitching in? If you were Martha what would you have done differently? Is it possible to be contemplative and active in ministry at the same time? How?
III. ORATIO AND CONTEMPLATIO
W e spend some time in silent prayer to meet the risen Lord who works in us through the power of the holy Spirit. We can repeat and keep repeating each of the following “mantras” or others from the text until we reach a still point where we can pray without words, where the Lord takes hold of us and transform us through his power.
My mouth will speak the praises of the LORD;
all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
Psalm 145.21
ACTIO
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Pray that we may truly be a welcoming Church. By the way we treat the weak among us – the unborn, those dealing with disability and terminal illness, the poor and marginalized – let us allow God’s hospitality to flow like a comforting balm in today’s wounded world.
CLOSING PRAYER
Lord Jesus, we thank for the word that has enabled us to understand better the will of the Father. May your Spirit enlighten our actions and grant us the strength to practice that which your Word has revealed to us. May we, like Mary, your mother, not only listen to but also practice the Word. You who live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
