Years of roaming and all that I possess is a pen and a piece of parchment. Behold, however! This pen is the sword with which I shall champion my cause; and by this parchment the world shall know of faith that overcomes!
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Author: Jocelyn Soriano
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In Heaven’s Eyes
As we close our eyes and clasp our hands in prayer, as we lay bare our deepest sorrow and our highest praise, as we move from our anguish and brokenness, and enter the solemnity of God’s Divine Presence, I don’t think we differ ever so greatly. I don’t think we pray ever so differently.
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Let there be Light!
Und Gott sprach: Es werde licht! And God said, let there be light!
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Inner wounds
Why must old wounds be opened up to inflict me with pain I thought I’ve long gone over with? In anger, I’ve asked this of God, and in shame I’ve learned that there are still inner wounds, deeper wounds that need to be sought and healed.
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To be vulnerable
For what kind of man could ever find it so easy to let another one touch his very being at its weakest? Man would defend his wounds as he would defend his life. To trust is to be vulnerable, and to be vulnerable is to die. And few would ever risk dying in order to find new life.