Introduction
Welcome to Audio Lectio. We hope you’ll join us each week to pray the scripture, the gospel reading for the week from the Revised Common Lectionary. If you are new to Audio Lectio, listen to the introduction below — it’s the top track under the heading “Audio Lectio Complete Series.”
Pray the Scriptures Using Audio Lectio
Audio Lectio for Ash Wednesday, February 22
Here’s a special audio lectio for Ash Wednesday from Matthew 6:5-6, 16-21. (If you’d like to, read the entire scripture passage from Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 before you begin your meditation time.) Listen to this week’s meditation by clicking the play button.
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Week of February 13-19, 2012
This week’s audio lectio meditation is from Mark 1:9-14. (If you’d like to, read the entire scripture passage from Mark 1:9-15 before you begin your meditation time.) Listen to this week’s meditation by clicking the play button.
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Audio Lectio Complete Series
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About the Voices
You’re led in prayer by Beth Richardson, Eli Fisher, and Aileen Willcox. Earlier prayers include the voices of Trevor Hudson, Kimberly Jenkins, John Mogabgab, Gina Manskar, Doug Hagler, Beatrice Smith, and Carmen Gaud, Upper Room staff and friends.
Beth Richardson is Editor of Alive Now.
Aileen Willcox, works at the Africa Upper Room Ministries office in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kimberly Jenkins is on the staff of International Emmaus and Chrysalis
Trevor Hudson is an Upper Room author and pastor from South Africa.
John Mogabgab is special projects editor for Upper Room Books.
Carmen Gaud is the Editor of El Aposento Alto
Gina Manskar is Editorial Assistant at Alive Now and Weavings.
Doug Hagler is Web Developer for The Upper Room's websites.
Beatrice Smith lives in South Africa and is on the staff of Africa Upper Room Ministries
About Audio Lectio
Audio Lectio is a a weekly recording of a guided meditation using the gospel reading from the lectionary. We are using a form of lectio divina for the structure.
What’s Lectio Divina? Lectio divina is a slow, meditative reading and reflection on a passage of scripture. Rather than processing the scripture intellectually, you’re invited to let the words and images connect your heart with God’s heart.
What’s the Lectionary? “A lectionary is collection of readings or selections from the Scriptures, arranged and intended for proclamation during worship of the people of God.” (The Revised Common Lectionary, p. 9. Nashville: Abingdon, 1992.) This collection of readings from scriptures is used by pastors and church leaders in the planning of worship, sermons, and daily meditation. We use the Revised Common Lectionary which is used by many Protestant denominations around the world. It was created by the Consultation on Common Texts in 1992. (Read more about the Revised Common Lectionary.) Each week, the lectionary lists four readings. The Revised Common Lectionary uses a three year cycle. Each year starts with Advent, the beginning of the church year.
What Bible are you using for the readings? We’re using the Common English Bible. Copyright © 2010 Common English Bible. Used by permission. http://www.CommonEnglishBible.com.
Audio Lectio recordings before August feature the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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I am not only impressed with your website and content, but I also greatly enjoyed the Lectio Divina audio for the week of Oct. 24th. I will be a regular visitor and participant.
I have a question; It is my understanding that next year Weavings will be available electronically on the website, will Alive Now also become available on the website next year also? I hope so!
Blessings – Kevin
Hi, Kevin,
Thanks so much taking the time to listen and post. Glad you enjoyed the Audio Lectio. I’m not sure about the schedule for Weavings, but Alive Now will be launching a digital edition of the magazine March/April 2012. We’ll soon have more information about this new resource. (We will still continue with the print magazine, but we’ll be adding a digital edition through Zinio.)
Blessings,
Beth
This is the first time I have visited your new web site. I enjoy the readings and questions, but my only comment is that you all sound a little depressed when you are reading the scripture. Maybe it is because I have a theater background~ The readers are reading, but they are not making the words conversational enough for me – I know you are speaking softly to set the scene for quiet devotional time, but the voices need a little more “life and they need to sound like they really believe what they are saying”. Otherwise the website is awesome~~~
Hi, Lorna,
Thanks for visiting the website and for listening to the Audio Lectio. Thanks, also, for your comments. We are just learning how to do this — making it up as we go along — so we really appreciate your thoughts and feedback. More energy — we’ll see what we can do.
Blessings,
Beth
This is my first time using lectio divino on-line. I expected the reading to be for this week (Nov. 7-13), but I couldn’t find it. It was last week’s scripture that came up. I’m not much of an on-line devotional person, so this is discouraging.
I do like hearing the scriptures read by different voices.
Hi, Nancy,
So sorry — we forgot to post the new recording yesterday. I hope you’ll try again and listen to the scripture for this coming Sunday. Thanks so much for listening.
Blessings,
Beth
Beth, the tools I’ve been using online are “Pray as you go”, Pray now”, & “Sacred Space”, Now that I learned about the Alive Now Visual Psalmists I use it as an alternative for the “Pray as you Go” website, sometimes. Particularly, I like the scripture read while I pray following your “Guided Meditation” , in the Audio Lectio of Alive Now. Keep up the good work.
Rose
Hi, Rose! Thanks so much for the feedback. I’m so glad you’re finding the Audio Lectio to be helpful. Many blessings!
Beth
Beth we have enjoyed your Advent series so much that we explored your other work and have enjoyed our visit here as well. The Audio Lectio was terrific for our first visit. We will be back.
Hi, Jim,
Thanks for exploring! I’m so glad that you like the Audio Lectio. Many blessings to you and for a wonderful new year.
Beth
Hi Beth,
I really appreciate the current format of Lectio Divina with the pauses and music to transition us to another reading of the text. This frees us up to not have to watch the time, yet gives us the option to still press pause if we need to. Lectio Divina is such a great way to begin the day!
Julie — I’m so glad to get your feedback. We were hoping this might help with the flow.
We’re so new at this we appreciate all feedback, so if something else strikes you, let me know.
Blessings,
Beth
Hi Anne, I love the audio lectio resource. It helps me Practice silence and meditaion. There is so much growth that can happen. Keep up the good work and keep listening to the good comments. Love and Prayers, Mary Maloney
Mary, We are so glad you are enjoying the Audio Lectio. Many blessings!!
Beth
Beth,
I am so enjoying the audio lectio readings! They are a spiritual oasis in the midst of a busy day, taking me back to meditative places that are hard to find.
Jimmy,
I’m so glad you are enjoying these — that they are feeding your spirit. Many blessings!
Beth