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The Sabbath of the Heart: Abba Nilus and the Gift of Solitude (Lectio Divina)
Is solitude something we must withdraw to find, or something that can hold us even in a crowd? Abba Nilus says the monk who loves interior peace is untouched by the enemy’s arrows, and this reflection sits with what that kind of safety really asks of a heart that still has to live among…
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Sold Short By a Hundredfold: Abba Nilus and the Wisdom of Wanting What God Wills (Lectio Divina)
What if everything you once wanted, if God had actually given it to you, would have left you emptier than before you asked? Abba Nilus names a difficult peace — the kind that comes only when we stop insisting on our own outcome — and this reflection sits with why our hearts keep grasping…