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Hand to the Plough: Athanasius of Alexandria and the Longing to Turn Back (Lectio Divina)
What if the thing you gave up for God is the very thing you keep longing to go back for? Athanasius records Antony’s blunt warning about looking behind, and this reflection sits with the quiet pull of old comforts when God feels far away, and with what that backward glance really is.
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Not Perfect, Not Okay, But Loved: On God’s Unconditional Love and the Gift We Cannot Earn (Lectio Divina)
When we have exhausted ourselves in the wilderness of self-will, we discover what was always true: God’s love was never withheld. Drawing on Fr. Mike Schmitz’s simple confession — “I’m not perfect. I’m not okay. But I am loved.” — this Lectio Divina reflects on the unconditional love that meets us in our imperfection,…