It isn't 2024; Jesus wasn't born in 1 A.D.; and the world won't end in 2024.- or any time soon. A.D. comes from the Latin “Anno Domini” means “the year It isn't 2024, Jesus wasn’t born in the year 1 A.D., the end of the world won't happen in 2024 - or any time soon.
One can employ a Lectio approach to most anything, not just “holy scriptures.” One can do it with a passage from a novel, a portion of a divorce decree, a part of a poem, or even with a piece of art, a YouTube clip, a podcast, a news-story, or with experiencing an animal out in nature, or a person sitting across from you on the bus or airplane - though it might be a bit weird if you stare at them too much. Use discretion. The basic questions remain, however, “how might God be showing up in whatever I’m encountering and what divine gift or insight might there be for me in this encounter if consciously I take the time to notice?”
One feature of contemplative Christianity is an embracing of Mystery – the notion that God is somehow bigger than words can convey; and a way of quiet,