Anime Lectio: Witch Watch Season One

                                                           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. 

There are times when we need people to help us by protecting us because of what we do for others.  This is especially true when what we do for others is what we want to do, even if it's risky and could be seen/used as something harmful instead of helpful.  An example of this can be seen in the first season of the series Witch Watch.

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 boy with the strength of on ogre ends up living with a female witch, and childhood friend, after their parents make an agreement that the boy needs to protect the the female witch from those who would use her magic for evil.  What makes this more difficult is that she likes using her magic to help people, even though this usually doesn't work out the way she thinks it will.  This leads to several adventures involving magic, which eventually involve more people living with them to help protect the witch with their abilities and other friends/people that they meet that like using her magic, which is what the first season ends with.   

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.

Even though this series involves magic, as well as a lot of other things (people the witch meets having their own adventures with and without her), the ideas of helping people with what they do when they need it and doing things for others when you can are important for everyone. Helping others with what we do, either based on what we can do or are told to do, is important. It's also important to know when you need help in helping 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 help others with what we do, whether we need help with that or not.