Favourite Passages from Isaiah for Contemplation, 2: Contemplative Reading of Scripture 6.2

FAVOURITE PASSAGES FROM ISAIAH FOR CONTEMPLATION, 2 CONTEMPLATIVE READING OF SCRIPTURE SERIES 6.2Shirley Muriel SullivanIn Series 6, Contemplative Reading of Scripture discusses favourite passages from Old and New Testament authors, treating them as sources of contemplative prayer. In Chapter 1, it describes the nature of prayer in the Carmelite tradition along with the Prayer of the Heart to the Trinity. In Chapters 2-7, it discusses passages of a specific author. Chapter 8 offers bibliography on the specific author. This book is volume 6.2 in Contemplative Reading of Scripture. In Chapters 2-7, it discusses passages from Isaiah, using a form of lectio divina called CLASP. In the word CLASP, the letters stand for:Cor: We begin in our “heart” (cor) with the Prayer of the Heart to the Trinity. We spend 20 minutes in this prayer.Lectio: We “read” (lectio) through our passage of Isaiah.Auditus: We “listen” (auditus) to what this passage says to our hearts.Suspiria: We express in “sighs” (suspiria) to the Holy Spirit our longing to understand this passage more deeply.Pax: We end our prayer time in “peace” (pax). For each passage discussed the book also treats ways in which it contributes to the practice of contemplative prayer. Chapter 8 offer Bibliography on Isaiah. In this book all English quotations of Scripture are from the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. Read more