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Awakened by Love: Christ’s Yes, Our Yes, and the Sleep We Leave Behind (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on Thomas Keating’s image of waking from sleep, this Lectio Divina reflects on Christ as the perfect and unwavering yes to the Father — and on how, through Christ joining himself to us, his yes becomes our own. A meditation on spiritual slumber, the dubious comfort of darkness, and the love that gently…
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Letting Go of Worry: Throwing Ourselves into the Ocean of God’s Goodness (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on St. Paul of the Cross’s invitation to throw ourselves into the ocean of God’s goodness, this Lectio Divina explores Jesus’s call to release anxiety and trust in grace — one step at a time — into the boundless light of love that was always waiting for us.
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Anywhere But Here: Finding God in the Mundane (Lectio Divina)
In the mundane routines of daily life — the dishes, the laundry, the difficult conversation — God is not absent but present, nearer to us than we are to ourselves. Drawing on the Scotist vision of a God who creates out of love in order to love, this reflection invites us to stop waiting…
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The God Beyond Concepts: A Contemplative Journey into Sacred Silence (Lectio Divina)
What does it mean to have no concept of God? Drawing on Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and the centering prayer tradition of Thomas Keating, this Lectio Divina explores how relationship with God can deepen beyond concepts and experience can expand beyond belief — not replacing them, but fulfilling them. Through one transformative moment of contemplative…
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The School of Divine Love: Consent, Centering Prayer, and Mary’s Humble Yes (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on Thomas Keating’s vision of prayer as a school of divine love, this Lectio Divina explores consent as the heart of the contemplative life — tracing Mary’s humble yes through the practice of centering prayer and into our own daily surrender to God’s quiet, knocking presence.
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Present To God’s Presence: Noticing God’s Presence in Ordinary Moments of Grace (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on the wisdom of St. Basil the Great, Thomas Merton, and the contemplative tradition, this meditation explores how God’s presence permeates every moment of creation. Through distraction, awakening, and surrender, the soul learns to notice grace already unfolding within ordinary life. Moving from attentive awareness to prayerful union, it invites readers to rediscover…
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Moved To Love; Moved Through Love: Growing in Trust and Love Through God’s Unfolding Presence (Lectio Divina)
Drawing near to God gradually loosens our grip on control, fear, and self-reliance, awakening a deeper trust in His faithful presence. As divine love unfolds in and through our lives, we discover that God is not distant or unmoved, but actively shaping our story from within. Even seasons of heartbreak and loss become part…
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Lectio Divina: Choose God Alone
This meditation on The Cloud of Unknowing invites us to center our entire being—mind, heart, and will—on God alone. It calls for a surrender of worldly attachments and distractions so that our deepest desire becomes divine union. In seeking nothing but God, we rediscover peace, simplicity, and spiritual clarity, allowing divine love to transform…
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Oratio: Never Withdrawn
A reflection on God’s boundless mercy and forgiveness, reminding us that no sin is too great for His love. No matter how far we stray, He patiently waits for our return with grace and compassion.
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Lectio: When Your Enemy Falls
A reminder from Proverbs 24:17-18 to resist gloating over the downfall of others, even enemies. True wisdom calls us to humility and compassion, leaving justice to God rather than finding joy in another’s suffering.