Read. Pray. Write.

Searching for Answers, Finding Grace

Words by others who have traveled our road—when read, heard, written—are a steady source of grace and mercy. When despair makes it difficult to find the answers within ourselves, all we need to do is listen. Lectio divina is a simple 4-step method that can be applied to any text.  Follow this audio guide, or read how-to here, and see prompts for your spiritual journal. Grace is within your reach, no matter what your life stage, state of mind or faith background.

Why lectio divina?

When you can’t find peace, even prayer seems impossible. But reading with intention and openness is prayer like you’ve never known it. Sometimes only a word or two, either from scriptural or secular texts, is all you need to find rest.Lectio divina is both ancient and timeless, accessible to true believers and doubters alike.  Racing thoughts, painful memories, serious questions that might arise during lectio divina are, as one Benedictine monk observed “simply parts of yourself that are asking to be given to God along with the rest of your inner being.” Answers are close by if you just try.

Read. Pray. Heal.

As a survivor of co-dependency and no stranger to distress, Dr. Jean Kelly shares approaches to healing that worked for her, including spiritual reading text suggestions, guided meditations, essays about her faith journey, writing prompts for spiritual journaling, interviews with creatives of faith, and self-help resources. She offers a way forward, upward, and outward through understanding, acceptance and peace.