Lectio Divina

“For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” ~Hosea 6:6

“Humbly welcome the Word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.” ~James 1:21

“We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.” ~Brother Lawrence

“It is far better to give prayer to a thing than thought to that same thing, for the goal of the spiritual life is not to know more of what we think, but to align our thoughts and will with the thoughts and will of God.” ~Robert Van Valkenburgh

“There’s this defensive promise that God is with us, God is for us, that He loves us, cares for us, but also there’s this offensive posture that we have, which is, where does His light need to be shone? Where does His grace need to be revealed? Where does His hope need to be…

“The heaven to which Jesus points is the spaciousness within ourselves—one that makes room for those who threaten us, for those who are different, even for those who have betrayed us.” ~Mirabai Starr

“So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” ~2 Corinthians 5:17

“[Spiritual] practices help us to bring the reality of what we seek into the physicality and earthiness of our lives.” ~Christine Valters Paintner

“And then as I prayed about it, I realized that I need to show up for each person in the way that I show up for prayer.” ~Adam Bucko

“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” ~Ephesians 1:18-19