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Not To Change God’s Mind: On The Incarnation As Revelation (Lectio Divina)
Jesus didn’t come to change God’s mind about us — it never needed changing. That’s the claim this reflection sits with: not as a clever paradox, but as a complete reordering of why the Incarnation happened at all. If God’s love was never in question, never withheld, never conditional on what Christ would later…
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An Open Invitation To God’s Banquet (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on Richard Rohr’s image of Christianity as a wedding banquet rather than a judicial court, this Lectio Divina reflects on God’s original intention of inclusion — and on how it is we, not God, who exile ourselves from the table that has always been set for us.
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Anywhere But Here: Finding God in the Mundane (Lectio Divina)
In the mundane routines of daily life — the dishes, the laundry, the difficult conversation — God is not absent but present, nearer to us than we are to ourselves. Drawing on the Scotist vision of a God who creates out of love in order to love, this reflection invites us to stop waiting…
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Lectio Divina: Prayer Changes You
This reflection on Richard Rohr’s insight—“Prayer is about changing you, not about changing God”—explores prayer as a transformative practice that reshapes the heart, aligns the soul with God’s will, and deepens spiritual maturity. Rather than attempting to persuade God, prayer becomes a space of surrender, listening, and inner conversion, drawing the believer into greater…
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Lectio: Done Unto Us
In this profound Lectio Divina, Richard Rohr emphasizes the importance of allowing God’s work in our lives. He teaches that God’s actions are continuously unfolding within us, and our role is to embrace this divine movement with openness and surrender. This reflection encourages readers to trust in God’s active presence, fostering a deeper sense…