
What if the restlessness you can’t shake isn’t a flaw to fix, but a sign of something you’ve stopped accepting? This reflection sits with an old desert saying about the kingdom of heaven and asks what it would mean if heaven were less a place we reach and more an invitation we keep declining…

In this insightful oratio divina, Robert Van Valkenburgh explores the distractions that can pull our focus away from God—anticipation, worry, and desire. The reflection emphasizes the call to rest our minds in the Lord, placing our hope and lives fully in Him. It reminds us that neither past regrets nor future concerns can bring…