The Slow Word Movement

Find out more about the Slow Word Movement here: aThirstforGod.com   Savoring the Word as the feast between us.

14 The Lord replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." 15 Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" 17 And the Lord said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."   Deepen your journey with this scripture. Here's a free mini-retreat for this Exodus 33 scripture with reflection questions and a video inviting you to experience the Presence of God where your future is full of worry. https://mailchi.mp/athirstforgod.com/quarterlyexamen?e=[UNIQID] 

All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it's not only around us; it's within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We're also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don't see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy. The Message Want a mini-retreat with reflection questions based on the Slow Word scriptures? Sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/fffd904c4a73/slow-weekend-starter-kit

It's an honor to study and create spaces for people to build attachment with God.  If you enjoyed this verse, "God's beloved;     God's permanent residence. Encircled by God all day long,     within whom God is at home," and the invitation to ask God to form an image around this for us, you'll love The Presence Project Table of the Beloved. Join us here: patreon.com/thepresenceproject

"Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Receive a weekly mini-retreat featuring lectio divinas, reflection questions, and other resources in Summer's warm, compassion style: https://mailchi.mp/fffd904c4a73/slow-weekend-starter-kit

Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 "I know that you can do all things;     no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?'     Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,     things too wonderful for me to know. 4 "You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak;     I will question you,     and you shall answer me.' 5 My ears had heard of you     but now my eyes have seen you." Receive a mini-retreat based on these lectio divinas here: https://mailchi.mp/fffd904c4a73/slow-weekend-starter-kit

 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." 28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Receive a free mini-retreat in your inbox every weekend based on a lectio divina. https://mailchi.mp/fffd904c4a73/slow-weekend-starter-kit

12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing." NIV Get a free weekly mini-retreat with lectio divina here: https://mailchi.mp/fffd904c4a73/slow-weekend-starter-kit Support The Slow Word Movement videos and podcast at the $5 tier on patreon.com/thepresenceproject

"Arise, my Love,     my beautiful one, come with me. 11 See! The winter is past;     the rains are over and gone. 12 Flowers appear on the earth;     the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves     is heard in our land. 13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;     the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my Love;     my beautiful one, come with me."   Go deeper here through reflection questions based on this scripture here: https://mailchi.mp/athirstforgod.com/centeringprayer_mini_retreat-8998656?e=[UNIQID]  

Search me, God, and know my heart;     test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me,     and lead me in the way everlasting.   A wonderful lectio divina for Lent or just a daily examen.

24 I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.a]">[a] 28 You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. Click the link below to experience the mini-retreat based on Ezekiel 36:24-28. I pray it deepens your experience of the Presence of God. https://mailchi.mp/athirstforgod.com/centeringprayer_mini_retreat-8968532

16 This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look;     ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it,     and you will find rest for your souls.     But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'   Want to go deeper? Sign up for the Presence Project Newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/fffd904c4a73/slow-weekend-starter-kit

Psalm 84:4-7 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;     they are ever praising you.a]">[a] 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,     whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,     they make it a place of springs;     the autumn rains also cover it with pools.b]">[b] 7 They go from strength to strength,     till each appears before God in Zion.   Join patreon.com/thepresenceproject to go deeper. Small groups and a twice monthly teaching called Table of the Beloved.

This short, two-phrase lectio divina gives us a chance to dwell with our eternal God, allowing the Lord to imprint us with the image of a refuge.

All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it's not only around us; it's within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We're also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don't see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.  Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

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Slowing down scripture so the Word can transform us.

Slowing down the word so we can receive it in a fresh way.

Slowing down the word so we can encounter it in a fresh way.   Join the Slow Word Movement:  https://mailchi.mp/2dc9aa798d2d/revsummerjoygross Join the Presence Project: https://mailchi.mp/45d1fce7d557/thepresenceproject