To impress this on my soul
"Man is never assured of obtaining anything, and everything which he holds in his hands can easily slip from his grasp from one day to the next; there is no guarantee on which he can count absolutely. . .
"One could even say that the surest way to lose one's peace is precisely to try and assure one's own life solely with the aid of human industry, with personal projects and decisions or by relying on someone else. In what state of anxiety and torment does one place himself who thus seeks to save himself, given our powerlessness, our limited forces, the impossiblity of foreseeing so many things and the deceptions that can come from those we count on.
To preserve peace in the midst of the hazards of human existence, we have only one solution: We must rely on God alone, with total trust in Him, as Your heavenly Father know what you need. (Matt 6:32)"
~ Searching For & Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
by Father Jacques Philippe
"One could even say that the surest way to lose one's peace is precisely to try and assure one's own life solely with the aid of human industry, with personal projects and decisions or by relying on someone else. In what state of anxiety and torment does one place himself who thus seeks to save himself, given our powerlessness, our limited forces, the impossiblity of foreseeing so many things and the deceptions that can come from those we count on.
To preserve peace in the midst of the hazards of human existence, we have only one solution: We must rely on God alone, with total trust in Him, as Your heavenly Father know what you need. (Matt 6:32)"
~ Searching For & Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
by Father Jacques Philippe
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