
What do we really believe the spiritual life promises us? In this Lectio Divina reflection, Robert Van Valkenburgh traces an insight that arose during a contemplative group gathering in which the so-called Prayer of St. Francis — beautifully attributed but almost certainly written by an anonymous French author in 1912 — became the occasion…

Our vision of justice, perfection, and eternity will always fall short of what God has prepared. Drawing on Ted Peters and the Pauline tradition, this Lectio Divina post meditates on how Christ — crucified and risen, dwelling within us — carries us beyond our broken understanding into the life, love, and eternity only God…