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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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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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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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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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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
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Oratio: A Font Of Peace
Practice silencein your inner roomso that when the worldspeaks out against youand the devilantagonizes you to respondthe stillness of the Lordmay fill your spiritlike a font of peaceprotecting youfrom prideand the temptationto return evil for evil ~Robert Van Valkenburgh