Lectio Divina: For Christmas Week

Please read slowly and reflectively.

Slowly count to five at the end of each line.

A READING FROM PSALM 96 (FIRST READER ONLY)

SING TO THE COSMOS A NEW SONG;/

SING TO THE BELOVED ALL THE EARTH!/

SING TO THE CREATOR,/

BLESS THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES;/

SING PRAISES TO THE GLORIOUS ONE/

FROM DAY TO DAY./

DECLARE THE SPLENDOR OF THE RADIANT ONE/

TO ALL NATIONS,/

THE MARVELOUS WORKS OF LOVE/

TO ALL PEOPLES!/

FOR GREAT IS THE BELOVED,/

AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED./

LET TRUTH AND JUSTICE GIVE BIRTH/

TO PEACE AND HARMONY./