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Oratio: For And With Me
A reflection on how sin clouds the heart with pride, fear, and selfishness, causing us to forget God’s goodness. Yet, His presence never leaves us—we need only consent to it and remember His love and faithfulness.
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Oratio: The Gateway
A heartfelt reflection on the struggle of wandering away from God and the longing to finally rest in Him with full trust—embracing His Word as the way, the truth, the life, and the gateway to heaven.
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Oratio: Released To The Lord
A reflection on forgiveness as shared suffering, deep love, and the surrender of grievances at the cross, where true release is found in the Lord.
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Oratio: All Who Slumber
A short prayer asking the Lord’s light to awaken the sleeping, bring life to the dead, and shine salvation into every shadow.
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Oratio: Diminish In Self
A short prayer asking God for the grace to love others as He loves—seeing, forgiving, and serving with humility until only love remains.
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Oratio: The Word On Your Heart
When you have no homein this worldwhen you have no homein your homewhen you have no homein your hope and fearyou have a homeforever in Christwho will wash your feetheal your woundsshare your burdensgive you restHe is the Wordwritten upon your heartand that word is love ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Conceding Defeat
Like many others before me, my spiritual journey of healing began from a place of desperation. I had to hit an emotional, psychological, and spiritual bottom before being willing to hear God’s voice. And yet, the moment I conceded defeat, He was there to receive and guide me. In hindsight, however, I can see…
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Oratio: Every Poem
Every poema prayerat the altarof inspirationa requesta responsea recognitionto and ofthat which is givennever takenonly receivedan act of grace and beautyfrom and forthe divine sourceof all and all ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Scriptio: Smiling At Merton Smiling At Me
It’s the first day of my master’s program at Loyola of Chicago, and I didn’t sleep well last night. Truthfully, I’ve been amped up all weekend with nerves and excitement. I have no idea what to expect or where this will take me, but I do know that I will be changed by the…
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Oratio: Home In Christ
I have wanted so badlyto belong in this worldto have a home hereto find rest in this placeand there have been momentsever so briefwhere I have felt this joywhere I have been at peacebut this broken worldis not where I belongit is not my homein this placein this bodyI will find no restbut only…