Clearing space
Renewal doesn’t ask us to pretend. It invites honesty.
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Day 8 — Letting Go of What Drains
Clearing space
Some things quietly drain our spirit without us realizing it—habits, expectations, patterns of thought. Many people are reevaluating their digital lives this year, recognizing how constant noise shapes the heart.
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Clearing Space
Renewal often begins with clearing a little space inside. As people everywhere embrace simplicity—paring down closets, schedules, and digital noise—we’re reminded that the soul also needs room to breathe.
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A Lenten Journey of Attention, Encounter, and Transformation
Lent is often imagined as a season of tightening, striving, or giving things up. But beneath all of that is a quieter invitation: to make space for God. Renewal doesn’t begin with effort—it begins with awareness. With noticing. By allowing ourselves to be met by the One who is already near.
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The ocean is a great teacher in how to cooperate with truth. Watch the surf: each wave gathers, as if by its own strength, yet it has been lifted into being by the power of the deep. It rises, crests, and crashes, pouring itself out until there is nothing left to give. Then, without resistance, it is drawn back into the depths to begin again.
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St. Alphonsus Liguori offers a stunningly simple truth: God, in His immensity, fills every corner of creation—yet He chooses two places as His particular dwelling. One is the highest heaven, radiant with glory. The other is far quieter, far smaller, far more surprising: the humble soul that loves Him.
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This morning, in the quiet of prayer, I felt God touch my heart with a love so deep it seemed to breathe life into me. My heart softened and tears ran down my face. The love of God became embodied in me.
Continue reading “God’s Love Made Known”The Blueprint of the Soul
I’m loving this idea of the blueprint of the soul where the soul can be imagined as the hidden blueprint of our lives, the deep design God has inscribed within each of us. It is not something we invent or achieve, but something we awaken to…divine nature within us.
Just as a seed carries within it the pattern of the tree it will become, so our soul carries the truth of who we are and who we are called to be.
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Every so often, the Gospel places a question before us that refuses to be ignored. It’s not theoretical. It’s not abstract. It’s personal, piercing, and meant to reshape our lives from the inside out.
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Jesus calls us the light of the world—not as a title to admire, but as a way of living that heals, restores, and reveals God’s presence in the ordinary. Light is not loud. It doesn’t demand attention. It simply shines, and in shining, it makes a way for others.
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Smitten With Goodness 