This week:

✅Read 1 (or more) of these stories using the Ignatian style of encountering Jesus.

New Testament:

• John 2:1-10 (A wedding miracle)
• John 9:1-6 (Jesus heals the blind man)
• John 4:1-26 (Jesus meets the Samaritan woman; longer story, so don’t get caught up the details).

Old Testament - Jesus isn’t here literally, but invite Jesus to speak to you in this scene

• Zechariah 3 (A series of visions)
• Genesis 11:1-9 (Tower of Babel)
• Genesis 15:7-18 (God’s covenant with Abram)
• Genesis 16:1-13 (The God who hears)

🌻Steps for Ignatian Prayer

St. Ignatius Loyola was a Spanish spiritual leader known for creating many contemplative spiritual practices such as “Ignatian prayer,” which is imaginative, reflective, and personal. Ignatius encouraged people to develop an intimate relationship with a loving God. Ignatian prayer allows us to engage with God in a more experiential way as we enter into Bible stories.

1. Set the scene. Read the bible story a few times.
2. Close your eyes. Observe the scene and engage your senses (touch, sight, smell, sounds).
3. Move from observer to a participant in the story.
4. Have a conversation with Jesus.

📝Other Notes from our 8/2 Gathering