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Do Not Surrender Your Imago Dei: Living With The Conviction of Belief (Lectio Divina)
A contemplative reflection on Joan of Arc’s words about living with belief and courage. This piece explores the cost of hiding from our calling and the quiet strength found in living faithfully and authentically before God.
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I Didn’t Know Lord: Hearing God’s Call And Saying Yes To Love (Oratio Divina)
A contemplative reflection on recognizing God’s call after years of quiet invitation and learning to surrender to divine love. This piece explores the awakening that comes when we realize God never wanted our performance — only our presence.
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Oratio Divina: An Offering
This poetic meditation expresses a radical trust in Jesus and a lifelong surrender to His leading. Rooted in themes of discipleship, self-giving love, and fidelity to Christ from birth through death, the passage reflects a willingness to follow Jesus wherever He leads—even to sacrifice, the altar, and the cross—offering one’s entire life as a…
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Oratio Divina: Be My Pen
A contemplative prayer-poem inviting God to become the author of one’s life. Through rich imagery of ink, blood, and the cross, this reflection explores surrender, divine authorship, and self-giving love, asking that every word, thought, and action flow from Christ’s mercy and redeeming sacrifice.
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Lectio Divina: Be Prepared To Leap
St. Hildegard of Bingen invites us to courageously proclaim our God-given identity, moving from silence into authentic speech and action. This reflection explores the spiritual depth of self-declaration, emphasizing that true discipleship requires not only steady steps of faith but bold leaps of trust into God’s calling.
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Lectio Divina: He Invites Them
In this brief yet profound reflection, Jamie Baxter reminds us that Christ does not force discipleship—He invites it. The call of the Lord respects human freedom, drawing the apostles not through compulsion, but through love, trust, and relationship. True discipleship begins with an open heart that freely responds to God’s gentle invitation, choosing to…
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Oratio Divina: Created To Create
This oratio divina reflects on the sacred truth that every person is fashioned in the image of the Divine Artist. Created to create, we are invited to participate in God’s ongoing work of beauty, love, and life. The poem reminds readers that creativity—whether expressed through words, art, compassion, or daily living—is not a luxury…