"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.

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

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.

'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.

'When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you.' Isaiah's promise doesn't remove the storm — it anchors you in it. This episode guides you slowly through Isaiah 43:2 with two unhurried readings, time for 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.