Anime Lectio: Blue Thermal

                                                           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. The only device you need is the one you use for this blog.

3. Deep Breathing - Open yourself to God’s Presence

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. 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 people you

know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence. 

4. 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. 

Have you ever somehow discovered that you are good at something that you have never tried before?  This could involve going to one place with doing something else in mind when you get there, but ending up doing something else because of what happens while you're there, which also depends on other things like the people there.  An example of this can be seen in the movie Blue Thermal.

5. 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.

After going off to college far away from her parents in order to start a new life, a girl ends up joining the college's aviation club after accidentally causing one of the club's gliders to be damaged.  While initially thinking she just joins the club to pay for the damages to the glider, which is actually insured, but she wasn't told, the captain of this club ends up teaching her a lot about flying since he realizes she's actually good at it.  This leads to her permanently joining the club, helping the club, as well as others in it, and getting closer to the captain of this club. 

6.  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.

For the most part, this movie takes place at a college, which is a good place and time to somehow discover you are good at something that you never tried before and is also true of any other school, like the high school where I work. Anyway, this discovery usually happens because of other people telling you to do be more to not only help yourself, but also others, as well as a way of staying active. Community works when everyone in it is active in it in their own way. Being active in it in your own way requires being open to trying new things, like being more mindful of living in and working with a community in the first place.

7. 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 be open to new opportunities offered by the community, or communities, that we interact with.