Guided exercise

Contemplative reading of a short text

« Read slowly without turning the text into a decorative quote. »
Intermediate12 minutesFree

Introduction

Why this resource?

A four-part method: context, reading, word chosen, personal response.

It is suitable for a sacred, philosophical or poetic text when its origin and translation are clearly indicated.

Instructions for use

Step by step

  1. 01

    Read the introduction and source of the passage.

  2. 02

    Read first time without stopping.

  3. 03

    Read and choose a short word or phrase.

  4. 04

    Observe what he is asking in practice.

  5. 05

    Note an answer without pretending to exhaust the meaning.

Precautions

Keeping these limits in mind

  • Do not isolate a sentence to make it say the opposite of the text.
  • Respect the rules of liturgical or initiatory texts.
Orabel's fatherA teaching resource does not make any diagnosis or replace care or accompaniment adapted to a personal situation.