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Oratio: The Foundation
The love of the Lordis the foundationbeneath my feetHis waysare mighty and justHe carries mewhere I need to gothrough the storms of conflictand the deserts of despairHis loveis the bridgeacross which I walkto salvation ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: The Advocate
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to…
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Scriptio: Living A Worry-Free Life
I often wonder how much worrying is enough. In fact, it could be said that I worry about how much I should or should not worry. I worry that if I don’t worry then no one will worry and the things that need to get done, the things about which I am worried, will…
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Oratio: Shadows Run
The shadows runfrom your divine lightas you risethey fleecursingyour presencefor exposingtheir liesbut I will not hideI will walk into the lightin your loveand your truthI am set free ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Private Spirituality
“To attempt to make spirituality a private affair is to reject part of our very nature and walk inside of a lonliness that God himself has damned.” ~Ronald Rolheiser
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Scriptio: Writing For The Lord
I’ve been struggling for a while now with a feeling that I can only describe as “restlessness, irritability, and discontentment.” I had been feeling great, perhaps better than I have felt in years. Then, one day, it just kind of hit me and, in spite of my efforts and prayers, I can’t seem to…
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Oratio: May They See You
Jesus help me to loveeven when that loveis not returnedwhen I am mockedscorned and betrayedhelp me to lovemy enemiesno matter how nearthey are to memake me a vesselof your gracethat through methey may see you ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Love Them Both
“We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.” ~St. Thomas Aquinas
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Scriptio: What if I simply let go?
Earlier today, I overheard something that I’m pretty sure was intended to hurt my feelings. It was one of those things that went in one ear and out the other at first. Later, however, it came back around in my mind and started bouncing around like a fly stuck in a jar. Then I…
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Oratio: Mere Distractions
Temptations arisein the desert of silencethe devil attackswith all of his toolsand weaponsbut no matterhow real they feelthese are mere distractionsfor there is nothing realapart from GodI need onlyreturn to Himagain and again ~Robert Van Valkenburgh