AFTERNOON PRAYERS is a video study inspired by the practice of the Divine Office, the purpose of which is to sanctify the day and daily human activity. AFTERNOON PRAYERS is a selection from Freeman’s Everyday Cinema Divina, short films created for contemplation.
Everyday Divina is my daily contemplative practice and offering. These meditations are created through an adaptation of the ancient prayer process, lectio divina. -Marilyn
For those who’d like to engage with these pieces using the lectio approach try this:
- Read/watch/listen to the Everyday Divina offering, simply notice what you notice–an image, a color, a sound, a word…
- Reflect , engage the offering a second time, notice: What is stirring in you–a memory, a feeling, an insight, a wish….?
- Respond, engage the divina a third time, opening to: What is the invitation to you, personally, in this offering?
- Rest for a minute and let a prayer or a wish arise from within. Breathe. And bless the world with a silent thank you.