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The Tapestry of Life: Finding Joy Through Suffering With St. John of the Cross (Lectio Divina)
Drawing on Fr. Daniel Chowning’s reflection on St. John of the Cross, this Lectio Divina explores how joy does not mean the absence of suffering — but is woven through it. Through the Scotist lens of a God who willed us for love from the beginning, this post meditates on how the full tapestry…
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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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Beyond Oneness: When Divine Grace Draws Us Into Wholeness (Lectio Divina)
A contemplative reflection on how divine light quiets the ego and draws the soul into deeper union with God. Inspired by Ilia Delio and the Christian mystical tradition, this piece explores silence, surrender, and the mystery beyond the self.
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Sinking Into Loving Darkness: Surrendering to the Sacred Void of Divine Love (Oratio Divina)
A contemplative reflection on surrendering into the divine mystery where words and control fall away, drawing on the wisdom of Christian mystics and Scripture. This blog invites readers to consider how letting go leads to deeper union with God’s infinite love.
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Choosing Kindness Through Suffering: Allowing Life’s Challenges To Soften Our Hearts
A reflective Christian mystical exploration on Pema Chödrön’s statement that suffering can either harden or soften the heart, drawing on saints, Scripture, and contemplative wisdom to show how God transforms trials into deeper compassion. Includes a meditation question, related Scripture, and a linked blog post from Grappling With Divinity for further reading.
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Letting Go of God to Receive God: Detachment, Grace, and Divine Union (Lectio Divina)
A reflective meditation on St. John of the Cross’s call to detach from all attachments—even our concepts of God—to experience divine union through grace. Drawing on Scripture and mystical insight, this piece invites readers to let go of self-reliance and embrace God’s transformative presence beyond human effort.
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Lectio Divina: Capable Of Spirit
In this stark and penetrating insight, St. John of the Cross reminds us that the senses—along with their natural functions—cannot grasp the life of the Spirit. True knowledge of God does not arise from sensory experience or intellectual control but from surrender, purification, and faith. This quote invites readers into the heart of Christian…
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Lectio Divina: Transformed In God
In this reflection on the words of St. John of the Cross — “The soul, when it shall have driven away from itself all that is contrary to the divine will, becomes transformed in God by love” — we are invited to consider the deep work of purification and surrender. True union with God…