Anime Lectio: Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost

                                                              1. Why do Anime Lectio? 

Anime Lectio is a time for us to stop and take a breath. Between work, activities, family life, and social media, our minds are always moving. We rarely take time to contemplate and ask, why am I watching this anime? What’s the point of all this? And, how is this making me feel? 

2. Put away all distractions 

(phones, work, etc.)

We are so enslaved to things that stimulate our minds. Let this be a moment for us to free our minds, look inside of ourselves, and be at peace.

3. Deep Breathing

Take several deep breaths. Let your mind relax. If you’ve had any questions, desires, or struggles that you’ve been hiding or stuffing away, let them rise up to the surface. 

4. Open yourself to God’s Presence

Remember God places all our thoughts and desires inside of us, and He uses them to draw us closer to Himself. God gives us a community to help us understand who we are and what He is calling us to do. The faces of other people you know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence.  

5. Think About What’s on Your Mind in Relation to the Anime

Think about what’s been on your mind in relation to the anime.  The following is an example of such thoughts written by me.

We all have things that motivate us to work harder.  We may not like the job, or jobs, that we have, or even need, to do, but what makes it worth it is what we get out of it.  What also helps in doing this job, or these jobs, that we don't like is not only what we get out of it when the job, or jobs, are done, but what we get as a result of doing the job, or jobs, in the first place.

6. Brief and written explanation of the anime

Pay attention to how the brief and written explanation of the anime seen on this blog, or seeing the anime for yourself since that's better than any explanation, might “speak” to you or shed light on the things that have been on your minds.

The anime series Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost starts off when an overworked female office worker once again has to work late. While working late, a ghost tries to scare her into leaving, but the attempts at trying to scare her are actually adorable and motivate her to work harder. The office worker also decides to adopt this ghost/have her live with her like this ghost is her daughter. They also find a stray cat that they take in, which turns out to be a little ghost cat girl, and become friends with her neighbor who also has a little ghost friend (this one's a maid). They also meet another little ghost (demon girl) when they have to move to a new house after an accidental fire in the apartment that they lived in before. Despite bad things happening to this overworked female office worker as she had to work a lot, she still had time to make a family with the ghosts she met along the way.

7.  Reflect on the anime

Has this brief and written explanation of the anime shed any light on what's been on your minds?  The following is an example of a reflection on the anime from me.

What motivates us to work harder is what we find as we work harder. For example, in the anime series Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost, working hard, and continuing to do so, is how the overworked female office worker meets the little ghost children that become part of her family, either by living with her or being friends with her. What makes your work worthwhile is knowing that you're not just doing it for yourself, but also for others.

8. Final Prayer

Please voice any prayer intentions for friends, family, or people around the world that relate to this anime.  The following is an example written by me.

Let us pray that we can both see and understand that working hard isn't just for ourselves, but also for others.