Lectio Divina Every Day

Van Gogh, Still Life with Bible, 1885.

“Love for Jesus is fed by constant meditation on the Gospels.” — Michael Casey, OCSO

A prominent pastor who hosts an Internet podcast once interviewed me for his show, and at the close of our conversation asked me, “What is the one bookyou would recommend to readers as the most essential title to read, for the purpose of understanding Christian mysticism?”

Without batting an eye I said, “The Bible, of course.” I don’t think that was the answer he was expect...