A reading from the book of Exodus;
In those days, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “Why did you ever make us leave Egypt?
Was it just to have us die of thirst with our children and our livestock?”
So Moses cried out to the LORD, “What shall I do with this people?
A little more and they will stone me!”
The LORD answered Moses: Go over there in front of the people, along with some of the elders of Israel, holding in your hand, as you go, the staff with which you struck the River.
I will be standing there in front of you on the rock in Horeb. Strike the rock, and the water will flow from it for the people to drink.
This Moses did, in the presence of the elders of Israel.
This place was named Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled there and tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD in our midst or not?”
The Word of the Lord

To Proclaim the word of the Gospel takes the reader through the traditional process of reading, meditating, praying, and contemplating bible scriptures.
These readings help the reader explore the sacred texts with greater attention and allow the Word to permeate their mind and imagination more deeply.
In Christianity, Lectio Divina (Latin for "Divine Reading") is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word.
It does not treat scripture as texts to be studied, but as the living word.
The Lectio Divina Bible Study series is suitable for individual, small group, and parish/church use.