Known Session 4
When a teen misses a session of High School Faith Formation, the Concord Carlisle Catholic Collaborative expects that teen to view the video(s) missed and complete this simple online form.... except this week, there are no videos, so some additional instructions are provided.

Session 4 is titled "Letting God Speak, Part 2: How to Meditate with Scripture". Parents (or another adult) should download the Parent Guide (use link or sent with the flocknote) and use it to work with the teen through parts of this section. The teen should have a copy of the Participant Guide (use link or sent with flocknote).

Keep in mind that the quality of your response will help Tony and his Faith Formation Leaders determine if you actually engaged this content and material.
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Which session does the Teen regularly attend?
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Overview
Prayer is probably unlike most things you (teen) will do in life, where you practice then perform (sports, theater, school work, etc). With prayer, you just do it. You get better at it by keep doing it.

This series is meant to be an "apprenticeship" in prayer - you do it alongside a mentor / leader (in the case of doing it at home, likely a parent).
Theme Scripture: Hebrews 4:12
Indeed the word of God is living and active.
Consider
The Bible is the best-selling book of all time - yet it is not one book, but a collection of books, of different genres... kind of like a mini-library.

The Bible has been translated into most of the languages currently on earth, has been banned by countries past and present, and can be the source of much confusion in our world.

What about the Bible is so important to translate it so much, and so dangerous as to be banned?

The Bible is the living word of God, it is the story of salvation history of God working throughout humanity. It has changed people's lives, including mine (Tony).
HOW DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE LOVES YOU? EXPLAIN HOW SOMEONE SHOWED YOU HE OR SHE LOVED YOU. *
Meditation with Scripture
The Scriptures are a constant source of showing us
how much God loves us. Because God is all-powerful,
He could have just forgiven our sins without the need to
send His Son to live. He proves His love for us that while
we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8) .
The Scriptures, particularly the Gospels and the life of
Jesus, prove to us that God is kind, merciful, loving, and
compassionate.

Meditation with Scripture above all, “is a quest. The mind seeks to understand the why and how of the Christian life, in order to adhere and respond to what the Lord is asking.” (Catechism 2705)

In meditation, we try to understand a particular truth or mystery to make it
our own or internalize it. The more we read and just “sit” with a particular
passage, the more we allow God to speak to us through the Scriptures.
Learning How to Read a Catholic Bible (St. Mary's Press)
The Goal of Meditation with Scripture (the Bible)
The goal of meditation is love -- as I learn more about the truth of
God, I will discover more about God’s love for me, which fuels my
desire to meditate.

We cannot love someone we don’t know and this includes God.
When we meditate with Scripture, we learn the Truths of God’s
love for us through His Son, Jesus, who is 100% God, 100% man. We
learn how Jesus lived and acted and interacted with people on this
earth, thus being able to learn how God does the same with us now,
2,000+ years later.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF
“HEARING” GOD SPEAK TO YOU? IT IS VERY RARE
THAT YOU HEAR GOD SPEAK IN AUDIBLE WAYS, BUT
AS DAN SHARED IN THE VIDEO LAST TIME WE MET,
GOD CAN SPEAK THROUGH A FRIEND, MENTOR, AND
IN THE STILLNESS OF OUR HEARTS. SHARE YOUR
EXPERIENCE IF YOU HAVE ONE, OR SHARE ABOUT AN EXPERIENCE YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE ELSE, IF YOU KNOW OF ONE.
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WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE READING THE
BIBLE? *
Ways to Read the Bible - Fr. Mike Schmitz
Share something from the video with Fr. Mike that struck you, or that you thought was memorable.
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Praise: God doesn't need our compliments, but we need to remember these things. Now note everything good about God.
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Lectio Divina (Divine Reading)
The videos for Session 3 spoke about Lectio Divina. Review that video (near the end) and consider the information below.

The traditional steps of Lectio Divina can be remembered as the 4 R’s. Read, Reflect, Respond, Rest.

Summary of Lectio Divina:
1. Choose a short passage (Choose from the Gospels for this exercise)
2. Read it at least 3 times slowly.
3. Pay attention to the words and phrases that stand out to you.
4. Ask God what he is trying to speak to in those words and phrases.
5. Resolve to put it into practice in your own life.
6. Be still and rest in God’s presence.
Which bible passage did you choose (please cite the book, chapter, and verses).
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What word or phrase stuck out to you when you tried Lectio Divina?
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Imaginative Prayer (from the Jesuits, St. Ignatius of Loyola)
Select a scene from a Gospel story (maybe the Sunday gospel) where Jesus is interacting with other people.
Usually, these are just a few verses long. Ask God to be present and to guide you. Read through it once. Go back and read it again, just like with Lectio but now imagine yourself in the story. Which character are you? Now imagine yourself there and the details of the scene using your senses.

• SIGHT: What do you see? Where is Jesus? What is the expression on his
face?
• HEARING: What are you hearing? What does Jesus’ voice sound like?
What about the environment you are in? Can you hear the waves coming in
on the shores of the Sea of Galilee? The sound of a busy marketplace?
• SMELL: What do you smell? The incense in the temple? The smell of
the fragrant oil poured on his feet? The sheep in the pasture? People?
(Remember this is a hot climate. It may not smell great!)
• TASTE: Are there any tastes involved? The bread at the Last Supper?
The fish when Jesus feeds you and 4999 others?
• TOUCH: What are you touching or feeling? Is there a crowd? What is the
weather like? Are you gripping the side of the boat to steady yourself in the
storm?
Pay attention to the internal and emotional reactions you have to certain details,
to Jesus’ words. Ask God what he is trying to say to you.
Commit
Commit to doing Lectio Divina or Imaginative Prayer at least once on your own before the next session.
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