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Oratio: Shared Suffering
The Lord wants usto share our sufferingto invite othersinto our desolationfor where two or moreare gatheredin His nameHe is thereand it is not goodfor us to be alone ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Consolation
“Consolation will be coming back a lot sooner than the desolation wants us to believe.”~Fr. Timothy Gallagher
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Scriptio: Pruning Dead Branches
Every morning, after I wake up, I sit in contemplative prayer prior to starting my day. I’ve been doing it long enough now to know that my experiences with contemplation, both during and after, vary greatly from day to day. Some days, I feel a deep calm, an undeniable connection with God, and a…
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Oratio: For His Glory
May even my painbe for the gloryof Godwhat I perceiveas sufferingis not done to mebut for meto bring me closerto Himfor nothingabsolutely nothinghappens in this lifeourside of God’sgreat andloving purposefor meHis beloved ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Many Hardships
They preached the gospel… strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. ~Acts 14:21-22
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Scriptio: Prioritize The One Thing
Last year, we had jiu-jitsu black belt Brian Glick come to our academy to teach a seminar for the academy’s third anniversary, something he has done every year since we opened this particular location. Whenever he comes down, he is gracious enough to spend much of our time together answering my many jiu-jitsu questions.…
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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