God resides
in the interior silence
beneath the clamor
beneath the fears and desires
that distract us
from love
search your heart
for this quiet place
and listen
SEARCH YOUR HEART
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Grace only takes us
as far as our willingness
to recieve it
will allow
it points to the path
and lightens our burdens
along the way
the walk
however
is still ours to make
grace does not carry us
where we are unwilling to walk
but in the end
when we look back
we realize
that grace was carrying us
the entire time
GRACE CARRIES US
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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No matter how far
your heart moves
away from God
He has gone nowhere
He is everywhere
inside and around you
whispering
I love you
if only you are willing
to hear
WILLING TO HEAR
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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What if
the pain you feel
when you are ignored
abandoned
or betrayed
is the same pain
God feels
when you deny
the love
freely offered to you
for simply being you
LOVED FOR BEING YOU
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Our task is not
to find peace
within peace
but rather
to be at peace
in the turmoil
uncertainty
and tension
of life
but we must first
turn inward
for this
is where
we will find
the source
of the peace
we seek
PEACE WITHIN PEACE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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