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Where Does A Tree Start And End: God’s Eternal Love As The Ground Of Existence (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on Heidi Russell’s Rahnerian Christology, this Lectio Divina traces the cosmic arc of God’s self-communication — from the eternal intention to take on flesh, through the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth, to the crucifixion we repeat whenever we fail to see the sacred ground of our shared existence. Beginning with a meditation on…
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When the Birds Sang: On Presence, Worry, and the Word Hidden in Creation (Lectio Divina)
A cabin in the woods, an aching hip, and a symphony of birdsong become the occasion for a contemplative reflection on presence, worry, and the Word of Christ hidden in creation. Drawing on Thomas Traherne’s Centuries of Meditations, this Lectio Divina explores how the natural world can startle us out of fear and into…
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Oratio Divina: Perpetual Creation
This reflective poem proclaims that God’s creative work is not confined to the past but is an ongoing, present-moment act. All of existence—creation itself, human life, and every breath—is continuously sustained by God’s loving word and Spirit. Rooted in Christian contemplative theology, the passage invites readers to recognize their moment-by-moment dependence on divine love…
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Lectio Divina: He Who Made Them
Johannes Scotus Eriugena teaches that the beauty and form of the created world reveal the Word of God. By contemplating sensible things with spiritual insight, we come to know the Creator present in all creation, where truth ultimately points back to God alone.