Episode 89: Activity vs. Receptivity

Episode 89: Activity vs. Receptivity

From Hope for Right Now: A Walking with Purpose Podcast by Walking with Purpose

March 2, 2026 · 41 min · Season 2 · Episode 89

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of receptivity during Lent and how to achieve interior transformation.

Hope for Right Now Podcast–Desert Bloom, A Lenten Journey: Activity vs. Receptivity While Walking with Purpose Founder Lisa takes time to write our next women’s Bible study, Laura Phelps welcomes guest Caitlin Bean to the Hope for Right Now podcast for a seven-week series: Desert Bloom, A Lenten Journey. Lent is a time of sacrifice, preparation, and spiritual waiting—a time to prepare our hearts for Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. For many of us, it has become about exterior performance, a “holy checklist” we begin on Ash Wednesday and struggle to sustain for 40 days. And preparation? Who has time for that? We are exhausted—after all, it was just Christmas! If this is how your heart feels at the start of Lent, this series is for you—offering practical encouragement, Scripture reflections, and simple ways to experience a more meaningful, peace-filled Lent. In today’s episode, Laura and Caitlin talk about receptivity, an aspect of the feminine genius, and why losing distractions is necessary for interior transformation. Open your Heart to our key Scripture.Matthew 6:2–4: Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lisa, Laura Phelps

Guest: Caitlin Bean

Topics covered

  • Lent
  • spiritual preparation
  • receptivity
  • interior transformation
  • feminine genius

Keywords

  • Lent
  • receptivity
  • spirituality
  • interior transformation
  • feminine genius
  • Bible study
  • prayer

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Desert Bloom, A Lenten Journey, Matthew 6:2–4

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