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This week there will be an opportunity to spend fifteen to thirty minutes a day in holy reading. It is important to remember that this discipline is learned by repetition; therefore you are encouraged to do this on a regular basis.

The following guidelines are offered to assist you in this exercise if you are doing it on your own.

1. Preparation: You need to prepare for this exercise by sitting quietly and offering this time to God. Invite the Lord into this place and ask him to make himself known to you through his word.

2. Reading: Read the text out loud and listen for a word or an idea that resonates with you. Say it over and over in your mind or out loud.

3. Meditation: When a word or phrase resonates with you turn it over and over in your mind. How does it speak into your life?

4. Pray: As God speaks to you through the scripture pray this back to Him. Do not censor your prayer, that is, speaking what you think God would want you to say rather than speaking what is in your heart. Speak plainly and directly from your heart.

5. Contemplate: When you have completed the prayer sit silently before God. Enjoy His presence and rest in Him.

6. Journal: When you have completed the period of contemplation write in your journal any thoughts that you need to keep as a reminder of God’s word to you. Offer a prayer of thanksgiving as you leave this space.