Held: Daily Lectio Divina for Anxious Hearts

Romans 8:35-39 -- Nothing Can Separate Us

"Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers ... will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39) Paul writes a list. He keeps going because he does not want to leave anything out. In this episode Steve Corbin guides you through a Lectio Divina on Romans 8:35-39 with two slow readings, guided meditation and prayer, and silent contemplation with original instrumental music. This is the close of Volume I, Week 9: God's Love Casts Out Fear. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Psalm 103: Mercy, Compassion, and Freedom from Sin

"As far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him." (Psalm 103:12-13) When we are anxious, we keep a ledger God does not keep. The Psalmist describes a God who does the opposite. In this episode Steve Corbin guides you through a Lectio Divina on Psalm 103:8-13 with two slow readings, guided meditation and prayer, and silent contemplation with original instrumental music. Part of the Held Catholic Devotional series, Volume I, Week 9: God's Love Casts Out Fear. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Lectio Divina: Romans 5:8 -- He Did Not Wait | Week 9, Monday

"But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) Paul does not say God proved His love after we got it together. He says while. One small word that carries the whole weight. In this episode Steve Corbin guides you through a Lectio Divina on Romans 5:8 with two slow readings, 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 9: God's Love Casts Out Fear. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

God's Love Casts Out Fear | Vol. I, Week 9

Fear has a specific lie it tells about love: yes, God loves people, but not you, not as you are right now. In this episode, Steve Corbin opens Week 9 of Held with the answer John gives: perfect love casts out fear, and since God is love, that means God Himself is the cure. Drawing from 1 John 4:18, Romans 5:8, Psalm 103, and Romans 8, this week explores what it means to stop arguing with God's love and simply receive it, especially in the places fear has taken up space. The weekly practice is one sentence: Lord, let Your love reach the places fear has claimed. New episodes every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and 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.