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Oratio: Clutch To The Cross
I clutch tothe crossthe giftof salvationit reminds meof youthe price you paidfor methough I may weepand I may mournpeace and joyare your promise ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: On Love And Judgement
In Matthew 7:2, Jesus says, “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you (NIV).” I always interpreted this as meaning that how I judge others now will be how I am judged by God later. This may be…
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Oratio: Divine Silence
Hold mein divine silencethat I mayhold othersin the sameallowing lovealoneto do the workbetween us ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Not A Good Christian
I am not a Christian because I am a selfless, upstanding, and moral person who does everything right and is beyond reproach. On the contrary, I am a Christian because I am a flawed, broken, and sinful person who, without God, makes selfish and harmful decisions that lead only to despair. It was not…
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Oratio: Not In This World
My peaceis not in this worldnor in myselfbut in the Lordwho is with mealwayseven when I cannot seenor hearnor feel HimHe is my refugemy restand my salvation ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Exhausted From Suffering
I’m exhausted from suffering. The worst part is that no one is doing it to me. I am the cause of my own misery. It’s not intentional. I get an idea, it becomes an obsession, and then I impulsively act on that obsession until I hit a wall or run out of steam. Either…
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Oratio: Humble Servant
I am yourhumble servantdear Lordallow me tosit at your feetpermit me tomind the dooranything to benext to you Lordyou are my comfortermy protectormy friendin your plansI put my hopeinto your handsI commend my spirit ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: God On The Mountain
Listening to God’s quiet voice is not easy. It’s made even harder when we are surrounded by the loud voices of a world that wants us to conform to its opinions, values, and standards. If we are not careful, the intrusive voices of the world, whether real or imagined, will begin to rule us,…
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Oratio: To Be Nonviolent
Help me Lordto be nonviolentin thoughtin speechin actionto have peacein my heartmanifested as lovein word and deedeven in the faceof evilof hatredof persecutionto stand as Christ stoodbefore the world that hated himsaying forgive them Fatherfor they know not what they do ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Navigating With Love
What do you do when you have been afraid of the same thing for forty years? What if that thing is a person? What if that person is someone you love? One of, if not my biggest, spiritual struggles, is discerning the answer to these very questions. I pray almost daily for God to…