A Process of Spiritual Ingestion
“Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Thomas Cranmer, Book of Common Prayer ) Thomas Cranmer’s prayer is worth our attention not only for its beauty but also for his outline of what I call “spiritual ingestion.” That is, how the Word of God becomes part of us, nourishing, directing, and shaping our lives in Christ. ...