tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post6650561834821876891..comments2023-11-16T00:38:23.751-08:00Comments on Stand Firm: Mysticism in the SED: Part 2, What Did Luther Say?Scott Diekmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227142854778319475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post-15831372565211683792010-08-26T15:39:10.969-07:002010-08-26T15:39:10.969-07:00I agree with your points Pastor Diers. It's a...I agree with your points Pastor Diers. It's a bit disconcerting when they have to issue a warning for the practice they're about to teach you. I'm also not too keen on focusing on whatever single word happens to pop out of the text. Shouldn't we be focusing on the <i>meaning</i> of the entirety of text? It also seems to defeat their meditatio focus by then throwing in their own paragraph of meditation. Who's doing the meditating here, me, or them? And I <i>really</i> don't like that they chose to use the name "contemplative prayer." The Dr. Nagel quote also seems to be a bit of a stretch (I'm referring to the Light of Life sample, http://www.cph.org/pdf/Helps/124363_sample.pdf). His quote refers to the Divine Service, not lectio divina.Scott Diekmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227142854778319475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post-90162681352298221162010-08-24T11:47:38.533-07:002010-08-24T11:47:38.533-07:00Scott,
What do you think of the Light of Life boo...Scott,<br /><br />What do you think of the Light of Life book that CPH is putting out? It is an attempt to Lutheranize lectio divina. The book seems to want to take the fours steps of lectio divina and make them about the objective Word instead of the subjective experience. <br /><br />My concern is that it seems dangerous to me to take a spiritual practice that at its core comes from the mystical tradition and de-mysticize it. If nothing else, it is liable to cause great confusion to call something like this "lectio divina" when everything else known by that term is pure mysticism. It also uses the terminology of "contemplative prayer" but tries to shift the emphasis away from the subjective. Again, much room for confusion.<br /><br />Second, I am very uncomfortable with how it presents the way the Holy Spirit speaks to us through the Word - namely that when we read the scripture and some word or phrase catches our attention, that that is the Holy Spirit speaking to us. Second, that we should repeat the words and phrases of a reading, letting them fill our minds, until that happens.<br /><br />The author does not seem to be willing to listen to my concerns when I voiced them, and I have seen very little reaction from the confessionals in the LCMS.Martin Diershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455045241461983409noreply@blogger.com