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Fleeing the God Who Waits: Thomas Merton, Distraction, and Love (Lectio Divina)
We fill our hours with noise because silence has come to feel unbearable — and then wonder why the restlessness never lifts. Thomas Merton named this flight for what it is: a mechanism built into modern life itself, geared to carry us away from God and into what he called the wilderness of neurosis.…
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The Examined Life: A Christian Reflection on a Life Worth Living (Lectio Divina)
Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. But what happens when you take that invitation seriously — and discover that the Christian life asks something far more demanding than mere self-reflection? This Lectio Divina reflection, drawn from the Preface of The Cloud of Unknowing, traces the arc from philosophical self-examination to Christian…
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Our Hearts May Make Idols, But Our Hearts Were Made For God (Lectio Divina)
Our hearts, like vessels, contain hold both treasures and terrors, as Pseudo-Macarius reminds us. Yet, amidst the idols we chase, God’s light shines through, offering true fulfillment. Let’s turn from false gods and embrace the divine, for it’s the only source of lasting peace.