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Oratio: Overcome With Wonder
Meditatingon the waysof the LordI am overcomewith wonderHis boundless loveI cannot comprehendthe mysteriesof joy and sorroware beyondmy understandingwith awe and reverenceI give myselfin faithto Him ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Align With God
“It is far better to give prayer to a thing than thought to that same thing, for the goal of the spiritual life is not to know more of what we think, but to align our thoughts and will with the thoughts and will of God.” ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Oratio: Don’t Forget
Don’t forget the Lordwho saved youfrom bondagewho led youthrough the desertwho brought youout of exiledon’t forget the Lordwho never brokeHis promisewho called you infrom the wildernesswho died for your sinsthat you may know Himdon’t forget the Lord ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Offensive Posture
“There’s this defensive promise that God is with us, God is for us, that He loves us, cares for us, but also there’s this offensive posture that we have, which is, where does His light need to be shone? Where does His grace need to be revealed? Where does His hope need to be…
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Lectio: Room For Others
“The heaven to which Jesus points is the spaciousness within ourselves—one that makes room for those who threaten us, for those who are different, even for those who have betrayed us.” ~Mirabai Starr
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Oratio: Arms Of Eternity
My spirit longsto be freefrom these chainsof fleshbound to this worldbut it is not my homeopen to receive mearms of eternitywhen my time has comemay I rest and rejoicewith the Lordforever ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: A New Creation
“So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” ~2 Corinthians 5:17
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Oratio: Not Alone
God reveals Himselfin everyday momentsa cool breezethe setting suna flower’s scenta warm embraceHe peaks throughthe ordinaryto give us a winkor a smileto tell uswe are not alone ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Spiritual Practice
“[Spiritual] practices help us to bring the reality of what we seek into the physicality and earthiness of our lives.” ~Christine Valters Paintner
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Oratio: Besides Love
God calls meinto the depthswhere I have no footholdno point of referencenothing to cling tobesides Himbesides lovein this darknessI flailI weepI mournthe letting go of mein Himin love ~Robert Van Valkenburgh