Love, Peace, Trust

"With a strong affirmation of our goodness and a gentle understanding of our weakness Gold is loving us -- you and me -- this moment, just as we are and not as we should be." Brennan Manning

"To be at one with God is to be at peace...peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external world. It lies within one's own soul."
Ralph Trine

"I will trust God. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve God; in perplexity my perplexity may serve God; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve God. My sickness, or my perplexity, or sorrow may be necessary causes of some great end, which is quite beyond us. God does nothing in vain." John Henry Newman

"Be still my soul the Lord is on your side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to your God to order and provide; In every change God faithful will remain.
Be still my soul; your best, your heavenly Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end."
Katharina von Schlegel (1752)

These have been an encouragement/inspiration to me during recent reflection times.