Lectio Divina defined

Lectio Divina is a Latin phrase meaning holy reading. The spiritual practice is a form of listening to God. It is a way of reading scripture with humble openness to God's mystery. We read, listen, pray, contemplate and act.

 Silence leads to lectio with expectation which leads to meditation. Meditation is the act of pondering things in our hearts. Oration is prayer as the response of and open heart that hears God's voice. Contemplation is silently resting in God's presence; literally with timing or spending time with. Incarnation is the living out of the word shown to us. 

 Psalm 127 has opened two key words in the short time I've been reading: build and fruit. Both are to be sought in accordance with the Lord.

Lectio Divina

Silence: 

Meditation: Lord, please allow what happened then to happen in me. 

Prayer: Thank You for showing up. 

Lectio: Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, then watchmen stand guard in vain. 

Contemplation: Without God my life is a demonstration of misguidedness. 

Oration: aA house is built twice. First there are plans put down on paper. Architectural renderings are the first building blocks. A house is built on paper first. 

The paper guides workers who arranged stone, wood, glass and fiber. Without drawings, the entire building effort is misaligned and fraught with arguments. There is disunity.

With the paper, the house can pass from a designer's imagination into enjoyment put family and friends. God has an active imagination. Scripture is the paper presenting a plan. We are the workers. Following the paper builds a life in completion and enjoyment.

Incarnation: Get with God in silent reading of Psalm 127:1b again.