God I know you love me
because of the good works
you have done in me
greater than a bird
given flight
a flower
blooming in the sun
and the ocean waves
washing upon the shore
is your spirit within me
guiding
shaping
changing me
for your purpose
and my joyful salvation
GOD’S WORK IN ME
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Spiritual unrest
the disease of the soul
can not be healed
through worldy ideas
or worldly ways
that which makes you sick
cannot heal you of itself
you must go deeper
there is a solution for your despair
a promise of hope
peace and comfort
but you must first surrender
your pride
your fears
and your personal desires
to the Healer of souls
the Creator of souls
the God of love
who has sacrificed His love for you
HEALER OF SOULS
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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You cannot heal
someone else’s spiritual wounds
with words
or reason
however
you can be
a living example
of healing
and a walking message
of the love that healing brings
allow the depths of your heart
to speak deeply
into that place in others
where words and reason
fall short of reaching
REACHING DEEPLY
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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If you want to find your purpose
Start with your pain
Reflect on how you healed from it
And how you can help others
To heal as well
In this way
Your pain is a gateway to service
In service you will find purpose
PURPOSE IN PAIN
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Being angry on behalf of another person is like making yourself sick in an attempt to heal someone else.
It doesn’t work that way.
You cannot heal someone else by harming yourself.
If you are trying to make a positive change for someone you care about, do so by bringing positive energy to the situation, not negative energy.
Adding negative energy to negative energy does not create positive energy.
Anger does not create healing.
If you want to be a healing force, make peace, not more conflict.
HEALING THROUGH PEACE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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