Anime Lectio: Hell Mode 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. 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. 

What are you willing to do in order to challenge yourself?  The answer to this question depends on things like what you do, how you want to be challenged, and why you want that to happen.  An example of this can be seen in the first season of the series Hell Mode.

5. Brief and written explanation of the anime

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

A hardcore gamer still in his world, or on Earth, is looking for a challenging game to play on his computer.  He finds one with a difficulty setting of Hell Mode, so he clicks on it and when he does, he's transported to another world where he becomes the baby of a poor family.  As he grows up with this family, he learns about his new abilities in this world as a summoner, which requires a lot of work in order to learn about it, as well as make progress as a summoner.  It's also an ability that's so rare that he can't be recognized for it since no one else in that world knows what it is.  However, with continued hard work, this hardcore gamer with a new life ends up with opportunities to use his abilities as a summoner when ending up working for a family of nobles, which he has several adventures with, and because of, and is what the first season ends with.

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.

Challenging yourself usually requires you to live differently, whether you go somewhere else in order to do that or not. Challenging yourself is something that you should do everyday. Whether this happens in ways you want it to happen or not (in the case of not, it's more challenging), it's something that you should do in order to grow. People can help you understand your growth, but ultimately the person responsible for challenging yourself, as well as other things like your growth, is you.

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 challenge ourselves, as well as understand how to do that and how it helps us grow.