02548nam a2200493Ii 4500 ocn868167601 OCoLC 20200709055947.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140115s2010 ilu ob 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9780830835423 0830835423 9781461943402 (electronic bk.) 146194340X (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)868167601 639789 (N$T) BS617.8 .B46 2010 REL 012000 bisacsh 248.3/2 22 N$TA Benner, David G., author. Opening to God : lectio divina and life as prayer / David G. Benner. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, ©2010. 1 online resource (180 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Introduction : transforming openness to God -- More than you can imagine -- Preparing for the divine encounter -- Lectio divina and four classic prayer paths -- Prayer as attending -- Prayer as pondering -- Prayer as responding -- Prayer as being -- Life as prayer, prayer as life -- Transformation prayer. Spiritual director David Benner invites us to discover openness to God as the essence of prayer, spirituality and the Christian life. Prayer is far more than saying words to God; all of life can be prayer when offered to God in faith and with openness. Using the four movements of lectio divina, Benner explores prayer as attending, pondering, responding and being. Along the way he opens us to a world of possibilities for communion with God: praying with our senses, with imagination, with music and creativity, in contemplation, in service and much more.--from publisher's description. Description based on print version record. Bible Devotional use. Prayer Christianity. Spiritual life Christianity. RELIGION / Christian Life / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Benner, David G. Opening to God 9780830835423 (DLC) 2010014326 (OCoLC)567007978 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639789 EBSCOhost EBSC 639789 cpp1794 02 N$T 53896 53896