I want to reject
this feeling
I want to run
away from fear
but I must pursue
this holy longing
though it may
tear me apart
though it may
shake me to pieces
for I believe
God’s promise
now and forever
~Robert Van Valkenburgh
Oratio: Holy Longing
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