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Lectio: Longing Of The Spirit
“Like billowing clouds, like the incessant gurgle of the brook, the longing of the spirit can never be stilled.” ~Hildegard of Bingen
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Oratio: How Can I Know
How can I lovethe infiniteinfinitelyhow can I knowthe unknowablemysteryhow can I walkwith the spiritperpetuallyonly through His graceonly with His aidonly in His love ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: In What Measure
“You want me to tell you why and in what measure God is to be loved. The reason for loving God is God himself, and the measure, is to love without measure.” ~Bernard of Clairvaux
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Oratio: A Word Unspoken
You cannot be spoken ofall wordsfall shortof your gloryyour mysteryyour immensityyour beautyyour abundanceeven your namepassing the lipsin the quietest whisperbecomes a lieyou who arethe word unspokenthat which was beforeand will be afterthe infinife I Am ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: God’s Plans For You
“You put your plans ahead of God’s plans for you. That is why you have anxiety and fear.” ~Saint Paisios of Mt. Athos
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Oratio: No I At All
In the vastocean of silenceI seewithout seeingI hearwithout hearingI feelwithout feelingI drinkmy thirst is quenchedI restand my troubled mindis put at easeI disappearin the all in alluntil there is no Iat all ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: As He Is
“Faith reveals him to me and lets me know him as he is. I learned more by this means in a short time than I would learn in school in many years.” ~Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
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Oratio: For Abiding
This is an opportunityfor silencefor observingfor listeningfor stillnessfor abidingin and ofthat whichforever wasforever isand forever will be ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Take Your Time
“Just as we prefer to wake up physically in a gradual, gentle, and unhurried way, the spiritual life may work best when it happens in a same slow manner. Take your time.” ~Carl McColman
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Oratio: God Who Is
Arms outstretchedI waitfor Godbut God does not comejust as God does not goit is I who is not herealways coming and goingbody in one placemind in anotherit is only when I ceasewaitingthat I see the truthof Godwho is ~Robert Van Valkenburgh