After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty!” A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth. When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed!”
Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
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| Dionisius [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
Using art as a pathway to God, gaze upon the image above and engage in Visio Divina with it.
Visio divina (sacred seeing) is a companion discipline of lectio divina (sacred reading)
Read the Image ... Allow your eyes to seek softly what you are attracted to in the image. Simply receive the gift of seeing. What image within the image is drawing you in ... Allow yourself a few moments simply to sit with this gift.
Receive the Image ... Take a deep breath and gaze with soft eyes and a receptive spirit. After receiving, close your eyes and reflect by allowing your imagination to form that image in your consciousness ... what are you receiving from God through the image? How does this illuminate your life right now?
Respond to God ... Now take a deep breath and gaze with soft eyes and a grateful spirit. How do you sense yourself desiring to respond to God through the image you have received? What would you say to God about what you are hearing, seeing, feeling? Allow yourself to pray with gratitude ...
Rest in God ... Now take a deep breath and rest ... notice how your body feels. Is there something more here? Then go back and repeat your "gazing" prayer. If you feel that you have received all you need in this moment, simply rest in the silence and come to a place of shalom, peace, wholeness ...
Amen.
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