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Daily Check-Ins
The Simplicity of Using the Lectio-365 App
Preparing for Each Day
People often miss the most vital aspect of what has been traditionally called Quiet Time or Personal Devotions – actual time spent in the presence of God. As valuable as the Scriptures are to our spiritual formation, many people miss the most basic utterances from God because they are trying to look into the Scriptures rather than attend to God's presence through the Spirit.
Lectio-365 is developed to bring you into the presence of God through reflective involvement with the Scriptures. Each morning Lectio-365 presents a unique 10-minute experience with God's Spirit through Scriptural reflection, periods of silence, and thoughtful questions that help to form our perspective for the day ahead.
The convenience of the app allows you to listen before you get out of bed, at the breakfast table, or on your drive into work each morning. Once you determine the best time to enter this rhythm, you will begin to see the value of attending to God's presence on a daily basis.
Putting Our Days into Perspective
At the end of each day, we are filled with the many complex and sometimes challenging experiences that we encountered. The nighttime version of Lectio-365 uses a practice called examen, which helps the listener to evaluate where God was present, speaking, or involved throughout the day.
Many times we carry anxiety or confusion from the events of the day. The regular practice of examen provides us with the opportunity to consider how God is involved in our daily lives. We can find patterns in our behaviors or thoughts that we can then bring into reflection for accountability with God.
When we lay our heads down at night to sleep, we can often release the tensions of the day and gain a better night of sleep. This rhythm allows us to hear from God in so many beneficial ways.