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Oratio: Welcome Home
I was rescuedfrom the wildernessby the Lordsaved from my ownselfish desiresand false worshipled back into His careand protectionbut in my weaknessI wandered awayfrom the flock once morefalling prey to the wolvesof temptationwho would have my soulif it were not for the Lordwho always welcomes me homewhen I repent and believeupon Christ my savior ~Robert…
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Lectio: Moved To Anger
“If wishing to correct another, you are moved to anger, you gratify your own passion. Do not lose yourself in order to save another.” ~Abbott Macarius
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Oratio: Carry The Song
God gave us each otherto carry the songfor thosewho cannot singwhen griefand sadnessare too much too bearHe gave me youHe gave you me ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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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