A Reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and lofty throne; and the train of his garment filling the temple.
Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other, “Holy, holy, holy, is Lord of Hosts!
All the earth is filled with his glory!”
At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house was filled with smoke.
Then I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed! Because I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips;
Yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember that he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
He touched my mouth with it, and said, “see now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? "who will go for us?”
Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”
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.