Lectio — Read. Read slowly, once or twice. Let the words land. Don't analyze yet — just receive.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
A hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. The wolf attacks and scatters them. He runs away because he is a hired hand and does not care for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me — just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Reading time
3:00
Meditatio — Meditate. Read again slowly. Tap a word or phrase that catches your attention — one that shines, stirs, or troubles you. You don't need to know why.
No word chosen yet.
Meditation time
5:00
Oratio — Pray. Speak to God about what stirred in you. What does this passage awaken? Write a prayer, or simply let it sit.
Prayer time
5:00
Contemplatio — Rest. Now: be still. No words needed, no thoughts to produce. Rest in God's presence with open hands.