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Clothed in Love: Julian of Norwich and the Fear That Leads Us Home (Lectio Divina)
What if the fear you’ve been taught to feel toward God was never about punishment at all — but about who you’d become without Him? Julian of Norwich’s vision of a God who clothes and encloses us in tender love meets a harder question underneath it: whether a person can be wounded so deeply…
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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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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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Oratio: When It’s Time
In this contemplative oratio divina, Robert Van Valkenburgh expresses a prayerful hope for a peaceful transition to eternal life. He seeks the courage to let go when the Lord calls him home, the peace of having loved well, and the grace to accept forgiveness. The reflection emphasizes the desire to leave a legacy of…