{"product_id":"lectio-divina-the-sacred-art-transforming-words-images-into-heart-centered-prayer-9780281067114","title":"Lectio Divina - The Sacred Art: Transforming Words \u0026 Images Into Heart-Centered Prayer","description":"Lectio divina, which means sacred reading, is an ancient contemplative practice of listening deeply to the voice of God in sacred texts. In recent years there has been a reclaiming of the riches of contemplative prayer forms of Western traditions. Through the practice of lectio divina you become present to each moment in a heart-centred way. Gradually, the practice of lectio expands your capacity to sense God's presence until all of life becomes a cascade of prayer. Drawing on her own experience as a monk in the world, Christine Valters Paintner breaks open the movements of this spiritual practice. She makes them accessible to the contemporary reader who longs for a more pervasive experience of the holy in the everyday but lives far away from the sanctuary of a monastery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaintner, Christine Valters:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Christine Valters Painter, PhD, is a writer, teacher and the online abbess of www.abbeyofthearts.com, a virtual monastery dedicated to nurturing contemplative practice and creative expression. She frequently leads retreats and teaches on the wisdom of Benedictine, Celtic and desert ways of praying.","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318821785874,"sku":"9780281067114","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78bfb5c2-fb12-4250-a21b-6dfcdd421b35.jpg?v=1737061655","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lectio-divina-the-sacred-art-transforming-words-images-into-heart-centered-prayer-9780281067114","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}