A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, “Who is this?” And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
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| Duccio di Buoninsegna [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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