These short reflections on phrases from Scripture are based on the ancient Benedictine practice of <em>lectio divina</em>, or ?holy reading.? Through these meditations Marilyn Chandler McEntyre invites readers to consider how a word or phrase may summon us to attention and provide theological reference points, comforting images, ways to reframe conventional ideas, or simply beautiful ways of putting what matters.<br/><br/>The three sections of the book ? ?Assurance,? ?Invitation,? and ?Surprise? ? organize the reflections by tone as well as theme. Some of the reflections are devotional, some speculative, some whimsical, some edgy. In all of them readers may see modeled a way of accepting the many invitations that Scripture offers to enter its sacred spaces, play with possibilities, and connect the biblical word with the lives we?re given to live.