Anime Lectio: The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious

                                                              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.

Why would someone devote their time and energy to helping just one person instead of several people?  Love seems to be the answer to this question and there are also reasons for this answer, like not wanting someone else to experience what you yourself have experienced.  There are other reasons for this answer too that can be explained, as well as not explainable or explained as well (thinking vs. feeling), and seen in interesting ways.  An example of this can be seen in the anime series The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious.

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 The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious starts off with a young boy who inherits the mansion of his parents after they are killed in an accident. The people who have worked there before to help out with the mansion decide to leave since there's only one person living there - and this one person is a young boy. Shortly after that happens, a mysterious maid shows up to this mansion to help this young boy maintain it, as well as take care of him. The young boy develops feelings for this maid, despite the fact that he's also initially suspicious of her. He also doesn't initially understand his feelings for her either, but over time and with the help of friends, he realizes he loves this maid as much as she loves him since she was abandoned by her parents too when she was growing up (and was raised by the young boys' parents too).

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.

The anime series The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious is one of those anime series where things are clearer when you see the last episode of it. Love doesn't seem to make much sense until you get to an explanation, or at least an idea, of why the love would make sense. In the case of the anime series The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious, what makes this love between a young boy and his older maid make sense is that they have a similar childhood in that both lost their parents at an early age. They may not be able to understand what kind of love it is (and yes there are kinds of love), but it's important to both of them. It should also be important for us.

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 understand the kind of love we feel for others based on who these others are.