Lectio Divina: For the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please read slowly and reflectively.

Slowly count to five at the end of each line.

A READING FROM PSALM 34 (FIRST READER ONLY)

Come and see, come and hear

How we honor the beloved.

Many there are who desire life,

Who yearn for fulillment,

Who covet the wisdom of truth.

Keep your heart open and free,

Make time to dwell in silence

Become a peaceful presence in the world,

For the beloved sees the deeds of our hearts,

And hears our inmost thoughts,

The beloved weeps with compassion

Over those who are crushed in spirit.