Lectio Divina--Day Three
[Here is part three and the final installment of a brief series on the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina. Click here for part one , and here for part two .] I can ’ t count the number of times this happens every day: * I examine my work in light of my colleagues ’ , and I ask: Am I productive enough? Smart enough? Approachable enough? * I evaluate the quality of my parenting against the standard I create by watching mothers I know, and then I worry: Am I as close to my children as she is to hers? Too harsh? Too lenient? Not fun enough? Too frivolous? * I observe my friends ’ social graces, and I wonder: Am I kind enough? Witty enough? Outgoing enough? Perhaps it ’ s normal to think this way. I'm not sure. This habit of thinking, though, typically produces yet another item for an ever-growing list of what I am not . And when I approach my spiritual journey from the same vantage point, the results are even more inc