DIVINE READING OF GOD'S WORD.

In Christianity, the Divine Reading is a traditional practice of Scriptural Reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote Communion with the Living God and to increase the Knowledge of God's Word. It does not treat Scripture as texts to be studied, but as an Spiritual Energy embedded in the Living Word.
The Divine Reading has 4 separate steps: -Read; -Meditate; -Pray; -Contemplate. First a passage of Scripture is read, then its meaning is reflected upon. This is followed by prayer and contemplation on the Word of God.
The Divine Reading is not a theological analysis of biblical passages but viewing them with Christ as the key to their meaning. For example: In John 14:27, a Jesus 'statement is given, "Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give unto you." An analytical approach would focus on the reason for the statement during the Last Supper, the biblical  context. In Divine Reading, however, the practitioner "enters" and shares The Peace of Christ rather than "dissecting" it. This form of meditative prayer leads to an increase knowledge of Christ.
The roots of Scriptural reflection and interpretation go back to Origen in the 3rd century.
Origen (184-253) was an early Christian theologian who was born and spent the 1st half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical critical explanation or interpretation of a particular religious text, philosophical theology, preaching, and spirituality written in Greek. His teachings on the pre-existence of souls, the final reconciliation of all creatures, and the subordination of God the Son to God the Father, were extremely controversial in his time.