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The Wounds of Resurrection: Apertures of Love (Lectio Divina)
What does love actually cost us — and what did it cost Jesus? This Lectio Divina begins with an honest reckoning: love makes us emotionally porous, permeable to another’s suffering and vulnerable to our own grief at the prospect of loss. It gives meaning to our lives and makes the journey navigable, but it…
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There Is No Wall: How Jesus Teaches Us to Love Our Neighbor As Ourselves (Lectio Divina)
Jesus didn’t just preach love of neighbor — he enacted it, again and again, across every wall his world considered sacred: ethnic, political, moral, and religious. This reflection traces those enacted moments, from the Samaritan woman at the well to the woman nearly stoned to death, and then turns the lens back on us…
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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…