Lectio Divina: For the 2nd Week of Advent

Please read slowly and reflectively.

Slowly count to five at the end of each line.

READING FROM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS ACCORDING TO LUKE (FIRST READER ONLY)

One day, while Jesus was teaching the Pharisees,

The power of God was with him to heal/

Just then some men came, carrying on a stretcher,

A woman who was paralyzed/

They were trying to bring her inside to lay her before Jesus/

Finding no way to bring her in because of the crowd/

They went up on the roof and lowered her through the tiles/

Into the middle of the crowd, and in front of Jesus/

When he saw their faith he said, "Friend, you sins are forgiven you./