Lectio Divina readings to start with

Readings for Lectio Divina

Any passage of scripture or meditative writing can be used for this kind of prayerful reading. You could learn much from writers such as Julian of Norwich, Brother Laurence, Theresa of Avila or the poems of Malcolm Guite 'An ordinary saint' is well worth starting with. You can find his sonnets on his own blog: https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/category/poems/

 Here, I suggest some Bible passages  that may make a good programme to begin with, as you start to explore lectio divina as a way of prayer.

Psalms	Prophets
8 23 42 103 115 131 139	Isaiah 35 Isaiah 40. 18-31 Isaiah 61. 1-11 Micah 6. 1-11
Parables	Epistles
Matt 13. 1-23 Matt 25. 14-30 Luke 15. 11-32 Luke 16. 19-31 Luke 20. 9-19 John 10. 1-18	Romans 8. 28-39 1 Cor 12.31b–13.13 1 Cor 15.12-28 2 Cor 4.1-18 Ephesians 4.2-9 Colossians 3.1-17 Philemon 1 Peter 1.13-25 1 Peter 2.4-12 1 John 4.7-21

Gospel
Matt 5. 1-12 Matt 15. 21-28 Matt 27. 32-55 Mark 9. 2-13 Mark 10. 17-31 Mark 14. 12-25 Luke 1. 46-55 Luke 11. 1-13 Luke 19. 1-10 Luke 23. 26-49 Luke 24. 13-35 John 1. 1-18 John 4. 4-42 John 6. 30-58 John 13. 1-17 John 14. 1-14 John 15. 1-17 John 17. 20-26 John 19. 16-37 John 20. 19-29 John 21. 15-25