Lectio Divina: Pray

With this method of reading the Bible, we read, mediate and then pray. From Wikipedia:

Oratio ("pray")[edit]

Hands in prayer by Otto Greiner, c. 1900

In the Christian tradition, prayer is understood as dialogue with God, that is, as loving conversation with God who has invited us into an embrace. The constitution Dei verbum which endorsed Lectio Divina for the general public, as well as in monastic settings, quoted Saint Ambrose on the importance of prayer in conjunction with Scripture reading and stated:^[31][32]

And let them remember that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that God and man may talk together; for "we speak to Him when we pray; we hear Him when we read the divine saying.

Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the importance of using Lectio Divina and prayers on Scripture as a guiding light and a source of direction and stated:^[9][31]

It should never be forgotten that the Word of God is a lamp for our feet and a light for our path.