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Oratio: Let Go Of Fear
Am I willingto let go of fearto give in to graceto submit to faithto abide in loveto rest in beingto trust that Godwill provideas he always hasas he presently isas I presently ampouring his presenceinto methat I may let goof fear ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: We Do Not Know
“The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.” ~Romans 8:26
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Oratio: Without You Lord
Without you Lordthe sweetest fruitturns to ash on my tonguethere is no joyin the most beautiful songthe rose’s perfumeis all but gonewithout you Lorda single momentwould be far too long ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: A Lover’s Quest
“The incarnation is a lover’s quest. It’s God in search of us, God coming out, out of desire for us. For some reason, and who knows why, God finds us irresistable, absolutely beautiful, lovable. God wanted to share our life to the full. That’s the reason for the incarnation.” ~Fr. Eric Haarer
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Oratio: On My Knees
Love and sufferingdraw me nearerto youyour only wishyour perfect willon my kneesI weepon my kneesI prayyou hear every wordI am not forsaken ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Oratio: Not Forsaken
Love and sufferingdraw me nearerto youyour only wishyour perfect willon my kneesI weepon my kneesI prayyou hear every wordI am not forsaken ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Oratio: Here With You
The future looms aheada dark cloud of fearon the horizonthat never arrivesthe past drags behind mean anchor of remorsepulling me downfor as long as I hold onin a momentin a prayerthe cloudsand the anchorare goneI am herewith youherewith me ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: By The Joy It Brings
“The prayer of quiet, then, is a little spark of the true love of Himself, which our Lord begins to enkindle in the soul; and His will is, that the soul should understand what this love is by the joy it brings.” ~St. Teresa of Avila
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Oratio: So Often
I so oftenact as ifthink as iflive as ifGod is not already herewith mefor mein meloving meguiding metaking care of meas if any of thiswere possiblewithout His graceand mercy ~Robert Van Valkenburgh