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Lectio: Changed By Meekness
“Choose the meekness of Moses and you will find your heart which is a rock changed into a spring of water.” ~Amma Syncletica of Alexandria
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Oratio: One Step
Though the way aheadappears dark and dauntingthe lamp of the Lordshines before my feetI need only takeone step at a timein faithno more and no lessit is not for meto stay behindnor to knowwhere the path leadsonly to trustthat it leads me to Him ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: A Reflection of God
“The interesting thing is that when you can forgive people for not being God, then you can celebrate that they are a reflection of God, a reflection of God’s great unconditional love.” ~Henri Nouwen
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Oratio: Named By Love
The devil wants meto name myselfby my pride and vanitymy guilt and shamemy anger and fearmy success and failurehe wants me to take onany name besides the namegiven to me by the Lordwho calls me belovedwho calls me son or daughterwho calls me friendI will not be named by Satanonly the God who knew…
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Lectio: In Love and Service
“May God ever grant you, my holy daughter, his holy grace so that in all things you may employ yourself in his holy love and service, as is your obligation, since that is why he created and redeemed you.” ~St. John of the Cross
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Oratio: Light of the Lord
Praise the Lordas the light shines inscaring away the darknesschasing the shadowsinto their cornerscowering in fearfor the darkness knowsit has no powershadows have no strengththey only exist in absenceand illusionPraise the Lordbathe in His lightwhen it is unseenit is not far awayfor through the Holy SpiritHis light resides in you -Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Who We Are
“Humility is to know who God is and who we are in relation to this God. This knowing leads to worship, gratitude, and obedience.”~ Charles Ringma
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Oratio: Guiding Me Forward
Clouds of darknesstry to cut me offfrom your lightbut when my eyesno longer serve methe quiet becomes my friendI settle into the silenceand I can hear your whisperguiding me forwardone step at a timeslow and steadyis my walkyou have neverled me astray -Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Effort Not Perfection
“God loves your effort, not your perfection.” -St. Paisios of Mt. Athos
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Oratio: The Empty Spaces
Beyond and throughthe leaves and the branchesthe pale blue skyfills in the empty spacesreminding me that youare everywherein and aseverythingthere is no Inor leafnor branchnor skythere is only youperceiving yourselfthrough my eyes -Robert Van Valkenburgh