Your gentleness
is your strength
it is just as brave
to comfort the oppressed
as it is
to stand up to the oppressors
allow love
to guide you
it will not
lead you astray
GENTLENESS IS STRENGTH (For Ana)
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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We are imperfect vessels
of God’s perfect love
cracked
and broken
unable to contain
that which is so freely poured into us
from the limitless source
of all that is
was
and ever will be
we remain unsatisfied
and yet He never ceases
giving Himself to us
asking only that we receive Him
and give unto others
in kind
BROKEN VESSELS
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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You are not alone on this journey
you are not alone in your pain
your sorrow
your longing
or your confusion
you are not alone in your joy
your ecstasy
or your revelation
when you feel lost
abandoned
or forsaken
do not despair
pray
DO NOT DESPAIR
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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As you grow and change
the things that once
brought you joy
will no longer do so
like a snake shedding its skin
or a butterfly
breaking free from its chrysalis
your old self and its preferences
must be cast aside
in order to make room
for that which is to come
SHEDDING SELVES
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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In order to truly live
we must die
to our former selves
stepping into the darkness
to face our deepest fears
stripped down to nothing
with nowhere to hide
and no guarantee
of survival
life is not for the faint of heart
NOWHERE TO HIDE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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