The practice of spiritual reading of scripture draws us into a richer and deeper life in Jesus Christ.  Discover a few of the methods of spiritual reading that invite us to prioritize being over doing, and open ourselves to God's presence and purposes in our life.

In today's episode we explore the harmony and dissonance technique:

As you read a portion of scripture, keep alert to those things that either strike a note of harmony or dissonance in your thoughts, attitudes, feelings, or perceptions.

• Mark beside the text points of harmony or dissonance ("+" or "-")
• Open yourself to God at the point of harmony/ dissonance.  Let the experience of either (or both) be the penetration of the living Word, opening you to the deeper dynamics of your being/ doing.

Questions for meditation at the points of harmony / dissonance:

-What does the experience of harmony reveal to you about your inner being?

-What does the experience of harmony reveal to you about your outer life of relationships, action, and response?

-Does the dissonance reveal something in your being or doing that is in rebellion against God?

-Is the Word addressing some habit, attitude, or deeply ingrained perspective that is inconsistent with God’s purposes for your wholeness?

-Is the Word addressing you at some unrealized point of your life where you are hungering and thirsting for wholeness and life?

-Is the Word addressing some area of brokenness in your being or doing which is crying out for healing?

-Is the Word penetrating to the heart of some pattern of reaction or response that is destructive to you and others?

Optional readings to explore this technique:

Psalm 27:1-6

1 Samuel 9:27-10:8

Luke 5:27-32

Isaiah 9:1-4

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

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