Weekdays of Easter, Octave, Weeks 1 and 2: Contemplative Reading of Scripture 40

This book is the fortieth in the series Contemplative Reading of Scripture. It discusses the readings for the Weekdays of Easter, Octave, Weeks 2 and 3. This book follows the method of prayer introduced in earlier books of the series, called the “Prayer of the Heart to the Trinity,” giving again a description of this “Prayer.” In this prayer we place a veil over the busy activities of our brains and draw our inner attention to our hearts where we enter into prayer with the Trinity. Second, it follows the pattern of reading Scripture, called CLASP. These letters stand for: Cor, Lectio, Auditus, Suspiria, and Pax. We begin in our “heart” with prayer. We “read” through our Scripture passage. We “listen” to what this passage says to our hearts. We express in “sighs” to the Holy Spirit our longing to understand the Scripture more deeply. We end our prayer time in “peace.” Following this pattern of contemplative prayer and reading of Scripture, the Chapters treat the readings for the Weekdays of Easter, Octave, Weeks 2 and 3. Each chapter begins with a selection from Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest: Selections for the Year (Grand Rapids, MI: Oswald Chambers Publications, 1986). Each chapter ends with a selection from Knocking at God’s Door: The Personal Prayers of Oswald Chambers (Grand Rapids: Discovery House: 1957). The final Chapter gives Bibliography for the Weekdays of Easter.All royalties from this book will go to support the Carmelite Sisters in Armstrong, BC. Read more