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Finding True Peace by Aligning Our Will with God’s (Lectio Divina)
This post explores the struggle of relinquishing control and striving for peace through our own efforts, inviting readers into a deeper understanding of true peace found in aligning our will with God’s. It traces the tension between self-reliance and surrender, showing how love grounded in God transcends fear and selfish desire to bring lasting…
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Sacred Unknowing: Entering the Holy Darkness Beyond Words and Understanding (Lectio Divina)
A contemplative reflection on Dionysius the Areopagite’s teaching about entering the sacred darkness beyond understanding. This meditation explores how silence, surrender, and unknowing can lead to deeper intimacy with God beyond words and certainty.
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Jiu-Jitsu And Christ: A Spiritual Strength That Bends Like the Willow (Lectio Divina)
Explore how the spiritual practice of “yielding,” likened to the supple art of jujutsu (jiu-jitsu) and the resilience of the willow tree, reflects Jesus-shaped strength. Rooted in deep intimacy with God, this reflection draws on Henri Nouwen’s insight to show how believers can grow flexible without being relativistic, gentle without being weak, and steadfast…
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Lectio Divina: Receive Fullness From God
Jean-Pierre de Caussade invites readers into the depth of God’s will, revealing the present moment as the doorway to divine fullness. By surrendering illusions and self-will, the soul discovers that true abundance is found not in desire or approval, but in complete trust and abandonment to God, who alone satisfies and never leaves us…
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Oratio Divina: Across The Water
This oratio divina reflects a heartfelt longing to follow Christ wherever He calls, even across uncertain waters. It speaks to the persistence of faith despite fear, the willingness to move toward Jesus through doubt, and the trust that He is both strength and destination. Rooted in the imagery of Peter stepping out of the…
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Lectio Divina: Choose God Alone
This meditation on The Cloud of Unknowing invites us to center our entire being—mind, heart, and will—on God alone. It calls for a surrender of worldly attachments and distractions so that our deepest desire becomes divine union. In seeking nothing but God, we rediscover peace, simplicity, and spiritual clarity, allowing divine love to transform…