Tag: mysticism

• Oratio Divina: Images Of The World

  The identities I cling to
  images of the world
  for fear of who I am
  without them
  or that I will disappear
  into nothingness
  unseen
  unheard
  unfelt
  unloved
  but God’s promise
  is that I am
  before this world
  I am
  beyond this world
  I am
  ~Robert Van Valkenburgh

  Reflection:
  Where do you cling to false identities out of fear, and how might God be inviting you to rest in your true identity in Him?

  Scripture:
  “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” — Colossians 3:3

  

  November 21, 2025

  Christian spirituality, contemplative prayer, divine love, fear and faith, Identity in Christ, letting go of false self, mysticism, Oratio Divina, Robert Van Valkenburgh, spiritual reflection

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• Lectio Divina: Transformed In God

  “The soul, when it shall have driven away from itself all that is contrary to the divine will, becomes transformed in God by love.”

  ~St. John of the Cross

  What within me still resists surrender to God’s will, and how might love help to transform that resistance into openness?

  “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
  — Romans 12:2 (ESV)

  

  November 6, 2025

  Christian spirituality, contemplative prayer, divine love, Lectio Divina, mysticism, Spiritual Purification, St. John of the Cross, Transformation, union with God

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