“As simple and quiet sisters, peace and love require no arms. For it is not in war, but in peace, that we are trained.”
~Clement of Alexandria
Reflection:
Where in my life is Christ inviting me to lay down my defenses and be trained in peace rather than struggle?
Scripture:
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”
— Matthew 5:9
“Love is the fullness of justice. Love is the fullness of mercy. Love is the fullness of beauty. Because God is love.”
~James Finley
Reflection:
Where in your life is God inviting you to see justice, mercy, or beauty through the lens of divine love?
Scripture:
“God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.” — 1 John 4:16
“Above all, trust the slow work of God.”
~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Reflection:
Where in your life is God inviting you to slow down and trust His unfolding work?
Scripture:
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6
You bear the image
of the divine artist
the creator of life
the painter of souls
the author of the love poem
that is existence
you were created to create
to bring forth life and love
to sing your song
to write your poem
to paint your masterpiece
to give away freely
that divine nature
which has been freely given
unto you
~Robert Van Valkenburgh
Reflection:
In what ways is God inviting you to express your divine creativity in your daily life?
Scripture:
“We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” — Ephesians 2:10 (ESV)
“Perhaps what is best to remember is that the Latin root for obedience does not mean submission so much as deep listening. We most fully obey God by mindfully listening for God’s direction in our lives.”
~Carl McColman
Grappling With Divinity 