Lectio Divina

There are countless ways and means of approaching and accessing scripture, but of particular interest and value is this ancient monastic practise. This has to be understood as a unique practise and should not replace other forms of Biblical study or reading. There are numerous online sources, but in summation:

1. Lectio: reverential listening both in a spirit of silence and of awe. We are listening for the still, small voice of God that will speak to us personally - not loudly, but intimately. We read slowly, attentively, gently listening to hear a word or phrase that is God's word for us this day.
   
   
2. Meditatio: having found a word or a passage in the Scriptures that speaks to us in a personal way, we must take it in - memorise - and “ruminate” on it. The image of the ruminant animal quietly chewing its cud was used in antiquity as a symbol of the Christian pondering the Word of God.
   
   
3. Oratio: prayer understood both as dialogue with God, that is, as loving conversation with the One who has invited us into His embrace; and as consecration, prayer as the priestly offering to God - we allow the word that we have taken in and on which we are pondering to touch and change our deepest selves.
   
   
4. Contemplatio: we simply rest in the presence of the One who has used His word as a means of inviting us to accept His transforming embrace. Love.
   

"The amount of time we spend in any aspect of lectio divina, whether it be rumination, consecration or contemplation depends on God's Spirit, not on us. Lectio divina teaches us to savor and delight in all the different flavors of God's presence, whether they be active or receptive modes of experiencing Him." [My underlining emphasis].

Culled from: Lectio Divina

Worth adding perhaps, we are not monastics and will each adapt this practise to suit our own daily life but it may be of some value to make notes where possible and allow some exterior life to the result of this interior practise. Surely we all realise by now that much is lost that is not put down into words. I speak of understanding, cognizance, apprehension, realisation, discernment, insight, perception, faint gleanings, bridges . . .

I also see great value here in using the KJV's built in dictionary, which Gail Riplinger details in her awesome work In Awe Of Thy Word. A brief description of the built-in dictionary, with instructions from one of her other works, can be found here, (requires pdf reader).