I used to do a personal retreat every year at the end of May/June. Usually by then I was exhausted from teaching both Bible classes and English classes. So to meet alone with the Lord in a little cottage at a retreat center was balm to my body and soul.

There were always inspiring reading materials in my little cottage. One year, I discovered a real gem — an article called “Listening for the Whisper of the Beloved,” by Jan Ord. It told of an ancient way of being with God and His Word and just listening. It’s called lectio divina…