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Oratio: The Lord Is My Center
The Lord is my centermy refugemy restHe draws my heartinto communionwhen the worldtempts mewith divisionHe eases my sufferingand gives me peaceoffering onlytruth and lovewhen the worlddistracts mewith lies and deceit ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Victim Of The Many
“Without silence we will lose our center and become the victim of the many who constantly demand our attention.” ~ Henri Nouwen
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Scriptio: Pulling Sin Down Upon Me
I am a sinner. That is an indisputable and undeniable fact. I sin many times every day. I sin in ways I don’t even see or understand. It is part of my nature and I will be a sinner until the day I die because one sin is too many when standing face-to-face with…
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Oratio: Forming Me
Lord GodI am nothingwithout youmy very beingis a giftmy joyyour blessingeven my paindoes not existoutside of your purposeyou formed meyou are forming mein youof youand for youto be with you ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: God Is Seeking You
“The fact that you are seeking God means that you have already found God. Or deeper still, that God is seeking you. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even be seeking God.” ~Thomas Merton
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Scriptio: Back To God
God’s will is often hidden from me. It is unclear, in the day to day comings and goings of my life, exactly where he is guiding me, at least in this life. I have faith in his word and his will, and I am willing to conform to his plans, but sometimes I feel…
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Oratio: Your Gentle Ways
Guide my heartwith your gentle waysmove mein the directionof your plansteer meaway from sinand follydear Lordthat I may walkwith younow and forever ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Instruct Only The Wise
Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. ~Proverbs 9:7-9
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Scriptio: Loving Others As Myself (Not Instead Of Myself)
I want to be a kinder person. I want to be gentler and slower to anger. I want to be more tender and compassionate. I want to listen more than I talk, and I want to create a more peaceful and less violent world around me. I want these things because I believe that…
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Lectio: Perfect Love
“Perfect love means putting up with other people’s shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.” ~St. Thérѐse Of Lisieux