[Terriergal]

I can’t do any more than I’ve done to indicate to you that we are not talking about the same thing.

I hope not. But what is going as lectio divina in protestant denominations is wrong. I'm sure there are plenty who do it not according to those instructions and actually think about the Word to apply it to their lives.

[Running On Empty]

“...actually think about the Word to apply it to their lives”

Yes, that would be true lectio divina—but it is even more. It is listening to that Word, not only thinking about it,—listening and knowing that God speaks to us through the Sacred Sciptures and our answer should be “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening”. It’s becoming so familiar with the Word of God that it comes to mind in daily events that try us and it sustains us through the rough spots and remains with us in the smoother times.

Thanks for making an effort to understand what it is that I was trying to convey.

God bless.