Entering Genesis, Encountering God

When we enter into Scripture, especially via prayer, we should expect to encounter God. Scripture is not merely something to be examined academically—although that has its rightful place. Instead, it is meant to be lived in and it is meant to live in us. Thankfully, we have the practice of lectio divina to help with both. The phrase lectio divina is a Latin one, which means something like “Divine Conversation” or, more simply, “Conversing with God.” This book—Entering Genesis, Encountering God—is written in the tradition of lectio divina. It encourages readers to enter Genesis in a new-old way with the expectation of encountering God there.