The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)
Let the following questions to guide you through a process of Lectio Divina:
LECTIO (Reading): What does this passage say that everyone should understand?
- Why does Mary initially doubt the message of the angel?
- How can Mary bear the Son of God if she has had no relations with a man?
- What proof does the angel give to Mary that this is truly possible?
MEDITATION (Meditation): What does the text say to me, today, and to my life?
- Would I respond to the Angel Gabriel as Mary did?
- What do I think is impossible? How can I place my full trust in God that this is possible?
- How can I be more like a “handmaid of the Lord”?
ORATIO (Prayer): What can I say to the Lord in response to his word?
- What fear do I need to set aside in my life?
- What help can I ask of the Lord to do what feels impossible?
- What can I ask of Mary to pray to God on my behalf?
CONTEMPLATIO (Contemplation): What conversion of the mind, heart, and life is the Lord asking of me?
- How will I seek to be full of grace in my life?
- How can I expect the impossible from God?
- How can I be more like a “handmaid of the Lord”?
