Project LVX - Christ-Centered Contemplative Spiritual Direction

Life is a spiritual journey of the heart, and we are committed to walking with you—meeting you where you are, with compassion and acceptance.

In the quiet spaces of the soul, our modern world often fills the silence with a rush of noise—from entertainment and work to the chatter of success—dulling our sensitivity to the deeper essence of being human. This tide of thought-ramblings and fleeting emotional highs has quieted the inner voice, veiling the mystery beyond daily sensations. At Project LVX, we invite you to reclaim that stillness, awakening to a divine connection within your own journey.

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Walk your spiral labyrinth of Mind

Discover your inner Illumination

Being human requires purpose, and therefore everyone is tied to something that gives them meaning. In western culture this often takes the form of an externalized identifying with work, hobbies, education level, or even relationship status, but ultimately those external activities do not truly define who we are; they only minimize and attempt to describe what we do. In youth, these activities seem to provide what we need in the moment, but in truth they are only temporary external distractions from authentic life. At some point, humans realize that they need more significance to satisfy them.

Many philosophies attempt to reconcile this existential crisis, but ultimately our souls can only be fulfilled through what Jesus called the marriage of the Bride (humans) with the Bridegroom (Christ). This marriage (revealed in Isaiah 62, Mathew 22, and Ephesians 5), is a real union that takes place within the depths of the human being. All past and present Christian contemplatives write of this phenomenon, and Project LVX seeks to teach and guide those who are interested in walking this path.

Prayer is the deliberate act of the soul. It is true, full of grace, and lasting, for it is united with and fixed into the will of our Lord by the inner working of the Holy Spirit.

--Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love.
"Thus do we grow, and carried above ourselves, above reason, into the very heart of love, there do we feed according to the spirit; and taking flight for the Godhead by naked love, we go to the encounter of the Bridegroom, to the encounter of His Spirit, which is His love; and thus we are brought forth by God, out of our selfhood, into the immersion of love, in which we possess blessedness and are one with God."

--John of Ruysbrooeck, Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage.
Only in silence and solitude, in the quiet of worship, the reverant peace of prayer, the adoration in which the entire ego-self silences and abases itself in the presence of the Invisible God, only in these "activities" which are "non-actions" does the spirit truly wake from the dream of a multifarious and confused existence."

--Thomas Merton, On Eastern Meditation.
"To know Christ in the modern world is to know him in your world now. To know him in your world now is to live interactively with him right where you are in your daily activities. This is the spiritual life in Christ."

-- Dallas Willard, Knowing Christ Today
"More than anything, prayer is primarily listening and waiting. We listen for God in an attitude of openness of heart, humility of spirit, and quietness of soul. We let our mind descend into our heart and there stand in the presence of God."

-- Henri Nouwen, Spiritual Direction.
"Now let us turn at last to our castle with its many mansions. You must not think of them as placed in succession, but fix your eyes on the centre, the apartment or court inhabited by the King. Like the kernel of the palmito, from which several rinds must be removed before reaching the eatable part, this principle chamber is surrounded and surmounted by many others. However large, magnificent and spacious you imagine this castle to be, you cannot exaggerate it; the capacity of the soul is beyond all our understanding, and the Sun within this palace enlightens every part of it."

-- Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle.

Transform Your Life Through Spiritual Direction

Are you located in southern Michigan or northern Indiana and interested in joining our community to explore faith-based contemplative practices that foster personal growth and inner peace that aim for a closer relation to the Mind of Christ? Reach out to us today and begin uncovering the path to healing and Christ-Centered mindfulness today!