Pray with Scripture

15 Minutes Every Day

The Bible can be a bit intimidating, but you can learn to hear God's voice talking to you personally through Scripture. In this step, learn and pray a method called lectio divina for 15 minutes every day for two weeks.

Lectio Divina

The steps:

Read, Reflect, Respond, Rest. Become a master at this ancient method of praying with God's Word. You won't be walking alone - we will guide you.

Meditate on God's Word

Take the Nextstep

Your primary goal for this step is to pray with Scripture using lectio divina for 15 minutes every day for two weeks. The Nextstep Card gives you everything you need to do the step. Sign up to download!
Begin Step

Daily Encouragement

Instruction and Guidance

    1. Meditate on God's Word

    2. What Is Nextstep?

    3. View or Download the Nextstep Card

    4. Print the Nextstep Card

    5. Order the Nextstep Card

    6. Discussion Guide

    7. Nextstep in Spanish

    8. Gratitude and Acknowledgements

    1. EC Staff: What's So Special About the Bible?

    2. James: A Living Word

    3. Lectio Divina Step 1: Read (Andrea)

    4. Lectio Divina Step 2: Reflect (Peter)

    5. Lectio Divina Step 3: Respond (Andrea)

    6. Lectio Divina Step 4: Rest (Kendra)

    1. Jason: From Page to Head to Heart to Soul

    2. Steps and Variations to Lectio Divina

    3. Andrea: Be Like the Bees

    4. James: God is Not Hiding

    5. Kendra: Praying with the Psalms

    6. Andrea: The Peace of God

    7. Kendra: Take Courage, It is I

    1. The Heart of God in the Words of God

    2. Help with Obscure and Challenging Aspects of the Bible

    3. Choose Your Next Step
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