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Through a Spritual Lens

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Swap Coordinator:Simone (contact)
Swap categories: Art  Photography  Email 
Number of people in swap:2
Location:International
Type:Type 1: Electronic
Last day to signup/drop:February 7, 2015
Date items must be sent by:February 22, 2015
Number of swap partners:4
Description:

Visio Divina (sacred seeing) is adapted from the practice of lectio divina (sacred reading).

Lectio divina is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer. A passage is read word by word, line by line, thoughtfully while praying. With the practice of Visio Divina, a picture, instead of words, is used to meditate contemplatively. This style of prayer is intended to promote communion with God and to guide the worshiper into viewing the world as Christ views the world.

Take a quiet contemplative photo walk (indoor or outdoor). Use your camera's lens to see as Christ sees. Pay attention to the tug at your heart to stop and notice something in particular. Resist the urge to only photograph what your mind deems as "worthy". If you are noticing it, it is important and has some sort of lesson for you.

Next, choose one image that "sparkles" to you. Which ones draws your eye and your heart in when you look at it?

Share one Photograph and scripture verse or passage that comes to to mind

Possible extra share what lesson you learned in the process or how the image speaks to you of God............

4 Partners allocatted which means you get for images you could use for a month in your personal prayer and bible study.

Discussion

Simone 02/ 1/2015 #

How to Practice Visio Divina Explore the image. Look at everything within the frame – objects, patterns, shapes,textures, lines, light, and colors. Look deeper. Where are your eyes drawn? Engage your imagination. What do you see? What do you smell? What relationships do you notice? Allow the image to lead you into a time of prayer. Silently, offer prayers to God of gratitude, anguish, confession, or praise – whatever you find stirring inside you. Breathe deeply and slowly. Rest in this quiet, being open to God’s presence within you. If your mind wanders,do not worry, look at the image again, or bring an awareness of the image into your mind.

Be gentle with yourself and have no expectations of grand revelations. The point is to practice and to offer quiet time to be attentive to God’s presence.

What do you see? Search deeper. Where do you see God? Pray with/over image.

Stepht 02/ 2/2015 #

Great swap!!!! Thanks for hosting :)

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