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Oratio: He Provides
He guides methrough my troublesHe leads mewith wisdom and lovewhatever I requireHe provideswhen I wander offHe calls me back to Himwhen I a grow wearyHe gives me restHe makes my burden lightand frees me from sin ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Far From Innocence
When my wife and I were dating, we would talk on the phone for hours every night about everything and nothing. She would whisper from beneath the blankets in her makeshift room in the basement of her cousin’s home, trying to be quiet so that she didn’t wake up her niece and aunt with…
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Oratio: Toil With Love
My labors arefor youLordthe work my handsparticipatingin yourcreationfor your gloryin your nameand imageI toilwith and forlove ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Terrified of My Creative Voice
I am terrified of my creative voice. It frightens me because it sounds a lot like my pain. I am hesitant to enter that place inside of me because I am afraid of what I will find, I am afraid of what will come out, and I am afraid that I will not be…
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Oratio: The Bed Of Peace
You are the bed of peaceupon which I lay my headthe bringer of comfortin my time of sufferingthe light of clarityin my time of confusionI give my burdensto you Lordand you provide mewith what I needyou are ever presentforever faithfulI am nothing without you ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: French Toast And Self Doubt
This morning, as I was making my daughter breakfast before seeing her off to school, I started to doubt myself as a parent. All of these questions and doubts started to creep in. Am I doing this right? What if I get it wrong? Is this food healthy enough for her? Is she getting…
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Oratio: Love My Enemy
My enemy is my friendmy enemy is mein God’s love and mercymy brother and I are onewhen I hate anotherI am denying the Godthat resides in themI am rejecting the sinthat resides in methe Lord saysto love my enemyas myselfbecause my enemyis myselfin that my enemyand myselfare one in sinand in salvation ~Robert Van…
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Scriptio: Calling Out From Brokenness
The Lord didn’t call me in my strength. He didn’t find me when everything was going well. He called me in my weakness and found me in my desperation. If I could do this on my own, I wouldn’t need him. I wouldn’t have cried out. I wouldn’t have gotten down on my knees…
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Oratio: My Place Of Need
My woundsare the gatewaythrough whichChrist entersmy heartfor it is not my strengththat calls to Himbut my weaknessmy povertymy painHe comes tomy place of needand comforts me there ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: In The Spiritual Wilderness
In the spiritual wilderness, where God feels far away. Nothing feels real. Nothing seems to satisfy. But this is just a season. It will not last. The Lord is always near and he is always true. This is not my first time in this place. I have been here before. The scenery changes, but…