Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Eastertide – A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast

About this episode

This episode focuses on a time of Lectio Divina during the Fourth Week of Eastertide, encouraging listeners to reflect on the Gospel and trust in Jesus.

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Eastertide – A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart “Jesus, I Trust In You…You Take Over” Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heart… From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’ What word made this passage come alive for you? What did you sense the…

Topics covered

• Eastertide
• Lectio Divina
• spiritual reflection
• Christian teachings
• trust in God

Keywords

• Eastertide
• Lectio Divina
• spirituality
• Christianity
• Gospel
• Matthew
• trust
• reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Holy Gospel According to Matthew

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