To meditate on the Word may be compared to ruminating, chewing the cud. It is nurturing on the Word. The difference between reading and meditating on the Word is as big as the difference between greeting unknown people and having a deep talk with a close friend. When we nurture on the Word we enter into a conversation and communion with God. That is much more than giving a short greeting!

The Word is with God, and the Word is God.

Being word is the very nature of God,

an integral part of the Divine Being.

He speaks all the time without intermission.

He speaks continuously.

The words that proceed from his mouth

Are full of life and power

for all those who find them (receive them).

God is life, and life proceeds from him

through the words he speaks.

God is the fountain of life,

an ever flowing source of living water.

Living words drawing us to himself,

drawing us into a personal relationship with him.

The word of God finds its fullness in the Word,

His own dear Son,

Light of his own light,

Life of his own life.¹