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EDUCATION AND FORMATION

Members of the Weave on Pilgrimage to Scalan, at the door of the Old Seminary, in the summer of 2019
our hearts. We invite you to be open to the unique message perfect presence in our daily lives. Just like Jacob said in
that is perfect for you and for you only, because God knows Genesis when he woke up from his dream, when we do
you so completely, and knows exactly what he wants to say Lectio we can come to recognise that “Truly the Lord is in
to you. this place and I did not know!” (Gn 28:16). God wants to
In Lectio, we have the opportunity to leave everything wake us up to his presence amongst us and to the call he
from our daily lives behind and just be in God’s presence has for us. In Lectio, God helps us to discover what he wants
for a moment. What could possibly be more important us to do, what he is inviting us to. God’s Word is alive and
than spending time with the one who loves you more active (Heb 4:12) and so listening to God’s word calls us to
than anyone? All the worries in the world are nothing in action, to life!
comparison to the love of God; ‘So do not worry; do not We hope this has given you an insight into how Lectio
say, “What are we to eat? What are we to drink? What are we brings life to The Weave of Manquehue Prayer. We strive to
to wear?”...Your heavenly Father knows you need [all these
things]. Set your hearts on the Kingdom first, and on God’s share the gift of Lectio Divina with others and as part of this
saving justice, and all these other things will be given you as mission, we have put together a short practical guide to
well.’ (Mt 6:32-33). In Lectio we can leave all worldly things Lectio: “Pathways to Lectio Divina. Methods from The Weave
behind and contemplate the perfection of the creator of of Manquehue Prayer”. If you are interested in learning
the universe (Gn1:1), the source of all beauty (Wis 13:3), the more about Lectio, this may be a helpful place to start. You
one who gave his own life so that we could live and have can find more about it and about The Weave of Manquehue
life to the full (Jn 10:10) and who keeps us in existence just Prayer on our website www.weaveofmanquehue.org
by the infinite love he has for us (Julian of Norwich). God
is so far beyond the limits of the world that his voice will
be able to seek you out and deliver his message, no matter
what the circumstances are that you find yourselves in.
Lectio is a wake-up call; it allows us to recognise God’s The next issue of the Light of
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