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Lectio: A Cheerful Giver
“The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” ~2 Corinthians 9:6-7
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Scriptio: Parallel Parking And The Wai Kru Ram Muay
Through an unexpected turn of events, my daughter and I ended up at a Muay Thai Wai Kru seminar today. Muay Thai is a form of pugilistic fighting originating in Thailand wherein participants use punches, kicks, knees, elbows, clinching, and trips to defeat one another. Wai Kru, more officially Wai Kru Ram Muay or ‘war dance saluting…
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Oratio: Loved By You
Godhelp me to knowthat I am lovedto accept that loveand to be a conduitof that loveunto othersto love themas you love mefor they are also lovedas I am lovedby you ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Power In Gentleness
“God’s power manifests itself in His gentleness.” ~Father Michael-Joseph of St. Thérèse
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Scriptio: I Assume It Was Grace
Thirty days before my nineteenth birthday, I entered rehab. Looking back, I still don’t know how I found the courage to go. At first, I was willing because I had nowhere else to turn. I had no home to speak of. I was barely getting by, working at McDonald’s, making enough money to eat…
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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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Lectio: Children Of Your Heavenly Father
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” ~Matthew 5:44-45
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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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Lectio: Authentic Work
“When we do authentic work, of whatever kind, we participate in God’s ongoing creation and providence.” ~Bishop Robert Barron