Tag: humility before God

• Oratio: Even Me

  That the God
  of the heavens and earth
  sun and moon
  mountains and seas
  winds and rain
  that the God
  of all creation
  loves me
  in my insignificance
  in my resistance
  my defiance
  my flaws and imperfections
  that the God
  who gives and takes life
  cares about my life
  brings me to my knees
  in gratitude
  praise be to the God
  who loves even me

  ~Robert Van Valkenburgh

  

  October 2, 2025

  Christian poetry, Christian reflection, creation and Creator, divine mercy, faith and prayer, God’s love, gratitude to God, humility before God

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• Oratio: Nothing To Offer

  Naked before the Lord
  prostrate
  before the altar of heaven
  with nothing to offer
  but myself
  and my service
  deserving not even love
  nor to be in his presence
  I pray for his grace
  and mercy
  my life has run its course
  what is left of me
  belongs to him
  may he shape
  and do with me
  as he wills

  ~Robert Van Valkenburgh

  

  October 1, 2025

  abandonment to God’s will, Catholic reflection, Christian poetry, faith and trust, grace and mercy, humility before God, offering to God, prayer of surrender, Robert Van Valkenburgh, spiritual poetry

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