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The Dark Night of the Soul (St John Of the Cross)
On a dark night,
Kindled in love with yearnings–oh, happy chance!–
I went forth without being observed,
My house being now at rest.
In darkness and secure,
By the secret ladder, disguised–oh, happy chance!–
In darkness and in concealment,
My house being now at rest.
In the happy night,
In secret, when none sa
Inordinate affections
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
Lord, my greatest affliction is that I cannot live in this valley of tears without committing sin. You alone, my God, can free me from this sorrow. Infuse in me, O Lord, the will to live only for you, so that when the time comes, you will find me worthy to live united with you for all eternity. Amen.
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
O ancient love, processing through the ages:
O hidden love, revealed in human form:
O promised love, the dream of seers and sages:
O living Love, within our hearts be born.
O homeless love, that dwells among the stranger:
O lowly love, that knows the mighty’s scorn:
O hungry love, that lay within a manger:
O living Love, within our hearts be born.
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Robert Herrick • Lent 2025
My task just then was to give up my feeling for Karel without giving up the joy and wonder that had grown with it. And so, that very hour, lying there on my bed, I whispered the enormous prayer: “Lord, I give to You the way I feel about Karel, my thoughts about our future—oh, You know! Everything! Give me Your way of seeing Karel instead. Help me t
... See moreJohn Sherrill • The Hiding Place
Love Is (feat. Kameelah Waheed)
open.spotify.comJulian of Norwich was a fourteenth-century anchoress who lived during one of the worst centuries in human history. The black death wiped out more than half of the population of Norwich. Famines and floods were worse than anything in memory. Wars ravaged the land, and wandering mercenaries ravaged its people. The church was roiled by corruption. The
... See moreWendy Farley • Beguiled by Beauty
- Stay close to Jesus both in life and in death and rest on his fidelity, for he alone can help you when all others fail. Your Beloved, by his nature, admits no rival. He wants sole possession of your heart where he will seat himself as a king upon his throne. If you knew how to divest yourself from all created things, Jesus would willingly dwell wit