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Already There: Bede the Venerable and the Lord Who Rescues Us From Concupiscence (Lectio Divina)
When we have dug ourselves into despair, it is hard to believe anyone could still reach us, and harder still to believe we would want to be reached. Bede the Venerable says the Lord rescues all who are sunk in the pit of concupiscence, and this reflection sits with that promise, and with the…
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Hand to the Plough: Athanasius of Alexandria and the Longing to Turn Back (Lectio Divina)
What if the thing you gave up for God is the very thing you keep longing to go back for? Athanasius records Antony’s blunt warning about looking behind, and this reflection sits with the quiet pull of old comforts when God feels far away, and with what that backward glance really is.