Bonus #15: Read Your Bible Series | Practicing Contemplation - Put Yourself in the Story

Today is a continuation of the St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises way of reading your Bible. Yesterday I chatted about Lectio Divina and today I am talking about the method of Contemplation when reading a Bible story. In today’s episode, I explain how you can put yourself in the Bible story and make it come alive. Taking the story of the multiplication of the loaves, you pretend like you are there and you again read the story twice and ask yourself the following questions: what do I see, what do I hear, who am I, what do I smell, what am I doing, where am I, what am I thinking. This method of reading the Bible really invites us into the story to feel like we are part of the Bible narrative. Here are a few passage you could try this with: Luke 10:38-42, Luke 12:1-9, Luke 24:1-12, John 14:1-14, Matthew 3:1-12, Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 5: 21-43. May this episode bless you in your prayer life as you draw closer to the Lord in the words of the Holy Bible. ********************************************************To connect with me (your host, Stephanie) after this episode, head on over to Instagram at www.instagram.com/500secondstojoypodcast or send me an email introducing yourself to 500secondstojoy@gmail.com - I’d love to become virtual friends! And if you’d like some extra encouragement and goodness in your email inbox, subscribe to my newsletter & I will drop you a note every week or two to add some joy to your day - https://mailchi.mp/a7a4f8935f67/500secondstojoy - click here to subscribe now. Also, if you’re loving this podcast I’d super appreciate it if you could rate and review the show so I can keep reaching more lovely listeners just like you! Lastly, click that subscribe button so you know when I come out with new episodes since I have been releasing extra episodes lately! I’m so grateful to have you as a listener and I pray that God blesses your day with joy and peace!