Christ and Creation - a contemplative resource

Many would say that the twin essentials of a spiritual life are contemplation and action.
Today we publish the first in a new series of contemplative resources called ‘Christ and Creation’ based on a Lectio Divina method of reading John’s gospel.
It may be that John’s gospel was designed as a resource for contemplation.

Everyone who turns to John’s gospel recognises that it is different from the others. It feels different. Some have called it the spiritual gospel. It may be that this gospel was written for the reader to enter into not in an analytical way, but in a contemplative one, drawing us into a reflection on this Christ who transforms Creation. So in this season of reflection we invite you to indwell this narrative and let God speak.

These resources use an ancient method of contemplation known as Lectio Divina which is explained in the Introduction

Exercises to download

There are ten exercises for you to download.
They can be printed out and, if you wish, folded into a leaflet.
There will be more to follow.

Exercise One
Exercise Two
Exercise Three
Exercise Four
Exercise Five
Exercise Six
Exercise Seven
Exercise Eight
Exercise Nine
Exercise Ten

Your comments.

I really like these. I did the first one today and I found it opened up new avenues for me thinking about how God has ordered the world and how His way of livivng is best and we can see how our rythmn of life should be through crations rythmn.

thank you, I will continue the course