Anime Lectio: Catch Me at the Ballpark!

                                                           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 a place to go in order to relax in order to get away from our responsibilities.  Whatever this place is, even if it's somewhere where you live if you also work where you live like me (your room is a good one in this case), usually is a place where you can engage in your favorite hobby, either on your own or with others.  An example of this can be seen in the series Catch Me at the Ballpark!

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.

A man who has to deal with working a lot at his day job goes to a certain ballpark in order to relax and enjoy himself.  While there are a lot of moments with this man, as well as a certain vendor girl who likes spending time with him, this series does focus on other characters who are also at this ballpark, from other fans, people who also work there, and even the players themselves.    

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.

When engaging in your favorite hobby at a certain place, either on your own or with others, it's important to remember that there are usually other people around when doing this. Everyone there, or around there/nearby, is there for a similar reason, but everyone there is there to engage in things differently. This depends on a lot of things, like who is there, and is also more complicated when the place is where you both live and work, but it's something that everyone does, but in their own way(s).

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 all understand what it means to relax, as well as find a place where we can do that based on what we like to do and also be able to do that where we work and live.