Let nothing frighten you,
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
He who has God,
finds he lacks nothing.
God alone suffices.
St. Teresa of Avila
for a number of short, powerful words of wisdom look at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/74226.Teresa_of_vila
St. Teresa, a 16th Century mystic, has long been one of my favorite church figures. The exhortation above can be very comforting, especially in times of stress. I rephrase and share it below, with some Scriptural (RSV)comment, as a support to others in their journey to Easter Faith.
Let nothing take your peace--do not be disturbed or frightened.
Jesus said, "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink...Therefore do not worry...Your Father in heaven knows you need these things." (Matthew 6:25-34)
Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust God, trust Me. (Jn 14:1)
"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated Me before you." (Jn 15:18
Jesus said, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" (Mt 8:26)
"Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid" (Mk 6:50)
Nothing lasts forever, everything is passing away.
"I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to be revealed." (Romans 8:18)
"I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to be revealed." (Romans 8:18)
"What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." (James 4:14)
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away...we wait for new heavens and a new earth." (2 Peter 3:10, 13)
"The world and its desire is passing away." (1 John 2:17)
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away...we wait for new heavens and a new earth." (2 Peter 3:10, 13)
"The world and its desire is passing away." (1 John 2:17)
Be patient, endure, all things will be provided...
"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:14)
"For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." (Isaiah 30:18)
"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:14)
"For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." (Isaiah 30:18)
"Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the Kingdom of God." (Matthew 5)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the Kingdom of God." (Matthew 5)
He who has God , lacks nothing, God alone is enough
"They shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the House of Israel, are my people... You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God," says the Lord God (Ezekiel 34:30-31)
"Ask and it will be given you, search and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you...how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him?" (Mt 7:7-11)
"They shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the House of Israel, are my people... You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God," says the Lord God (Ezekiel 34:30-31)
"Ask and it will be given you, search and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you...how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him?" (Mt 7:7-11)
"If you are able???All things can be done for the one who believes" (Mk 9:19)
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