Stilte, Gebed En Lectio Divina : Kreatiewe Hulpmiddele In Die Pastorale Intervensieproses Na Trauma
The main theme that is researched in this study is: Silence (quiet time), prayer and lectio divina: Creative resources in the pastoral intervention process after trauma. The focus of the study is to determine to which degree aspects such as quiet time, prayer and lectio divina may be used as creative resources in the pastoral crisis intervention process after trauma. A further overall objective of the study in view of the pastoral crisis intervention process, is to establish a practical and enforceable pastoral model for counselling victims after trauma. In Chapter 2 the focus has been on the descriptive task that is the first of four tasks as recommended by Richard Osmer in his pastoral model and which forms the basic premise of this study. Concerning the descriptive task, emphasis was placed on the incidence of crisis and trauma and the consequences thereof by asking the question: "What is happening here?" The functional role of creative lateral thinking, quiet time, prayer and lectio divina as creative resources for the pastoral crisis intervention process after trauma, was then researched in theory. The second task, as suggested by Osmer, is the interpretative task as discussed in Chapter 3. The directional question that was subsequently asked, was: "Why is this happening?" In this instance, particular attention was paid to relevant and applicable contributions from neighbouring sciences. These inputs have been interpreted and incorporated into the preliminary formulation of a pastoral model regarding the counselling of victims after trauma. The normative task is Osmer's third task and it is discussed in Chapter 4. Here, in a practical-theological way, exegesis of a few relevant passages from Scripture was done with the help of a Scripture-based Reformational approach. Results have shown that the spiritual disciplines of quiet time, prayer and lectio divina are emphasized and applied as functional and creative resources by Scripture itself. The pragmatic task is Osmer's last task and it appears in Chapter 5. From all the previous chapters, an integrated model has been compiled regarding the counselling vi of victims after trauma by using quiet time, prayer and lectio divina as creative resources. The proposed model consists of six processes with a Scriptural and scientific foundation. From this study it appeared that the spiritual disciplines of quiet time, prayer and lectio divina, might be especially useful in the practice of pastoral counselling while, at the same time, they can also be beneficial regarding neighbouring scientific models. Lastly, it was also indicated that a multi-disciplinary approach within the pastorate is of critical importance and that scientific fields can strengthen, enrich, and transform each other to serve the issue and task in a more useful way.