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Lectio: By Their Fruits
“Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know…
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Oratio: Dead Trees Must Fall
The Lord uprootsthe dead treesin our gardenmaking the old newmaking the weak strongshining His lighton the open spaceswhere He has madea new wayinto our heartsfor He does not allowus to cling to the pastHis ways are resurrectionand renewalbut for these to take placedead trees must fall ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Anything And Everything
“He’ll do anything he can to save us. He’ll do everything he can to save us.” ~Father James Coles
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Oratio: One In Christ
In Christwe sharein the divine naturein the deathand resurrectionin the waythe truthand the lifein Christwe sharein each otherin lovewe are one ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Oratio: Like A Current
The Lord has named mewith a whisperHe has named mewith loveHis grace movesthrough melike a currentdrawing me awayfrom the jagged reefof sininto the vast abysswhere two become one ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: The Closeness Of God
“The soul is in God and God is in the soul. God is closer to us than water is to a fish.” ~Catherine of Siena
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Oratio: My Life Is His
I cannot makethe roses bloomnor any flower growthe sun does not riseon my commandnor set becauseI say it’s sojust like my days on earthare not mine to giveor takenor my breathor heartbeata choice I makethe Lord my GodHe does all thisHis grace aboundsmy life is His ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Your Prayer Has Been Heard
“Do not be afraid because your prayer has been heard.” ~Luke 1:13
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Oratio: Outside Of His Will
If God is everythingor else God is nothingeven our tragediesour losses and our painare God’s work in our livesnot because He wants usto sufferHis only desireis that we receive Hiseternal and unconditional lovebut because nothing happensoutside of His willeven if we do not understandHis will ~Robert Van Valkenburgh