Lectio Divina ("divine reading") is an ancient Christian practice of reading Scripture not for information but for formation. The method has four movements: (1) Lectio (reading) — read a short passage slowly, unhurriedly, attentively; (2) Meditatio (meditation) — turn the words over in your mind, let them sink in, ask what they mean and what God is saying through them; (3) Oratio (prayer) — speak back to God in response, letting the passage shape your conversation; (4) Contemplatio (contemplation) — rest in God's presence, silent and receptive, letting Him speak. The practice has strong biblical precedent: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly... but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night" (Psalm 1:1-2). "I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways. I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word" (Psalm 119:15-16). Modern Christians often use lectio divina as an antidote to the information-overload, sermon-consumption style of Bible reading that rushes through Scripture without letting it sink in. A caution: some practitioners have drifted into contentless mystical contemplation, which is not biblical. The goal is not to empty the mind but to fill it with God's Word, then let that Word shape the soul.