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Oratio: Humble Servant
I am yourhumble servantdear Lordallow me tosit at your feetpermit me tomind the dooranything to benext to you Lordyou are my comfortermy protectormy friendin your plansI put my hopeinto your handsI commend my spirit ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: In The House Of My God
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. ~Psalm 84:10
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Scriptio: God On The Mountain
Listening to God’s quiet voice is not easy. It’s made even harder when we are surrounded by the loud voices of a world that wants us to conform to its opinions, values, and standards. If we are not careful, the intrusive voices of the world, whether real or imagined, will begin to rule us,…
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Oratio: To Be Nonviolent
Help me Lordto be nonviolentin thoughtin speechin actionto have peacein my heartmanifested as lovein word and deedeven in the faceof evilof hatredof persecutionto stand as Christ stoodbefore the world that hated himsaying forgive them Fatherfor they know not what they do ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Violence And Nonviolence
“The chief difference between violence and nonviolence, is that violence depends entirely on its own calculations. Nonviolence depends entirely on God and God’s word. ~Thomas Merton
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Scriptio: Navigating With Love
What do you do when you have been afraid of the same thing for forty years? What if that thing is a person? What if that person is someone you love? One of, if not my biggest, spiritual struggles, is discerning the answer to these very questions. I pray almost daily for God to…
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Oratio: Stand In Silence
Make your standin silenceallow the Lord’sgood worksto be your voicethough your enemiesmay assail youspewing hatredgossip and slanderstand strongin the Lorddo not be movedto either defenseor retaliation ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: The Furnace Of Transformation
“Solitude is the furnace in which the transformation from our false, compulsive self is transformed into the new self of Jesus Christ. It is from this transformed or converted self that real ministry flows.” ~Henri Nouwen
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Scriptio: He Means It
When I took my daughter and her cousins to the playground a few days ago, I let them play for about an hour and a half while I read my book on the bench. They were having a good time with each other, just being kids, and I was having a good time watching…
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Oratio: Out Of Darkness
By the grace of GodI will not live in darknessthrough his mercyI will bring my shameto lightI will bring my angerto lightI will bring my fearsto lightI will bring my temptationsto lightand in the light of the Lordin His truthand His lovethe evil one has no powerover who I am ~Robert Van Valkenburgh