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Not Perfect, Not Okay, But Loved: On God’s Unconditional Love and the Gift We Cannot Earn (Lectio Divina)
When we have exhausted ourselves in the wilderness of self-will, we discover what was always true: God’s love was never withheld. Drawing on Fr. Mike Schmitz’s simple confession — “I’m not perfect. I’m not okay. But I am loved.” — this Lectio Divina reflects on the unconditional love that meets us in our imperfection,…
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She Changeth Her Working, But Not Her Love: Healing in the Broken and Ordinary (Lectio Divina)
A Lectio Divina reflection on healing through brokenness — drawn from a burnt sandwich and a crumbled piece of carrot cake on a daughter’s birthday. Anchored in Julian of Norwich’s vision of a love that changes its working but never its love, this post traces the unexpected grace that arrives in our most ordinary…
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No Secular Moment: Karl Rahner and the Sacredness of Ordinary Experience (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on Karen Kilby’s introduction to Karl Rahner, this Lectio Divina explores why there is no such thing as a secular or ordinary experience — why every moment, every relationship, and even our brokenness has its origin in God’s loving self-communication, poured out as the very life we so often take for granted.
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Where Light Enters: The Wounds of Christ and the Wounds We Carry (Lectio Divina)
When Jesus rose from the grave, he rose wounded. Drawing on Cecilia González-Andrieu and the Beatitudes, this Lectio Divina explores how our suffering connects us to the wounded, risen Christ — and how grace enters the world through the very places we are broken open.
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Blessed Are the Afflicted: Bearing Suffering With Thankfulness (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on the wisdom of Abba Copres and the story of Job, this contemplative reflection explores what it means to bear suffering with thankfulness — not as passive resignation, but as an act of deepening trust. When the answers we seek never come, and when blame offers no peace, the invitation is to consider…
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Softened Hearts Through Suffering and Grace (Lectio Divina)
In the face of suffering, we are challenged to either harden our hearts or let our pain soften us. Through suffering, we are drawn into humility, empathy, and gentleness, becoming vessels for love and connection. Perhaps our suffering is a bridge to deeper relationships with Christ and our fellow humans.
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In God And God In Us: Reflecting On Divine Union And The Brokenness Of Our Hardened Hearts (Lectio Divina)
A reflective exploration of Julian of Norwich’s insight into faith as union with God, considering brokenness and the softening of heart as pathways to recognizing God’s presence within us and through us.