Lectio Divina: Hebrews 4:9-11 -- Make Every Effort to Rest | Week 8, Friday

Lectio Divina: Hebrews 4:9-11 -- Make Every Effort to Rest | Week 8, Friday

"Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest." God did not need rest, he chose it, modeling a rhythm for his people to follow. This closing episode of Week 8 offers two slow readings of Hebrews 4:9-11, guided meditation and prayer, and silent contemplation with original instrumental music. Give yourself 12 to 14 minutes of quiet. Part of the Held Catholic Devotional series, Volume I, Week 8: Finding Rest in God's Care. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Lectio Divina: Psalm 131:1-2 -- Like a Weaned Child | Week 8, Wednesday

"I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother." Psalm 131 offers one of Scripture's gentlest pictures of rest, a soul no longer reaching for what it cannot control, simply present with the One who loves it. This episode offers two slow readings of Psalm 131:1-2, guided meditation and prayer, and silent contemplation with original instrumental music. Give yourself 12 to 14 minutes of quiet. Part of the Held Catholic Devotional series, Volume I, Week 8: Finding Rest in God's Care. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Lectio Divina: Psalm 4:8 -- I Will Lie Down and Sleep in Peace | Week 8, Monday

"I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety." David wrote this Psalm surrounded by real danger, and still found rest, not because the danger disappeared but because of where he placed his trust. This episode offers two slow readings of Psalm 4:8, guided meditation and prayer, and silent contemplation with original instrumental music. Give yourself 12 to 14 minutes of quiet. Part of the Held Catholic Devotional series, Volume I, Week 8: Finding Rest in God's Care. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Finding Rest in God's Care | Vol I, Week 8 -- Held Catholic Devotional

Fear and exhaustion travel together. When you are tired, your fears get louder, your patience gets thinner, and your hope gets smaller. Steve Corbin opens Week 8 of Held with Jesus' invitation to real rest, not just sleep, but a deeper rest of the heart. This week traces that invitation through Psalm 4:8, Psalm 131, and Hebrews 4:9-11, three passages that meet exhaustion with trust instead of striving. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

John 16:33 — Take Courage, He Has Conquered | Week 7, Friday | Held

'I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world.' Jesus closes this teaching not with reassurance that the storm ends — but with the announcement that He has already won. This episode guides you through John 16:33 with two unhurried readings, guided meditation and prayer, and quiet contemplation with original instrumental music. Give yourself 12 to 14 minutes. Part of the Held Catholic Devotional series — Volume I, Week 7: Trusting God in the Storm. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.