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I have carved you on the palms of my hands. |
Isaiah 49:16 |
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God protects us and is concerned with each one of us,
because every person, especially the lowliest and most defenseless,
is precious in the eyes of the Father,
rich in tenderness and mercy.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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We have come to know and to believe
in the love God has for us. |
1 John 4:16 |
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Divine love brings with it every good
and banishes every evil.
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St. Catherine of Genoa, 15th century
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The Lord will renew you in his love. |
Zephaniah 3:17 |
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With his grace, God renews human beings' hearts,
forgiving our sins, reconciling us to Him,
and infusing in us the strength to do good.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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Bless the Lord and forget not all his benefits. |
Psalm 103:2 |
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God is everything that is good,
and he surrounds us in tender love,
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Bl. Julian of Norwich, 14th century
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O Lord, you take pleasure
in showing us your constant love.
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Micah 7:18 |
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God is perfectly good.
His nature is unchangeable, supreme dignity,
superabundant love, an inexhaustible treasure.
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St. Basil, 4th century
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Let us know,
let us press on to know the Lord. |
Hosea 6:3 |
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Know yourself by knowing the God who created you.
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St. Hippolytus, 2nd century
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Before I formed you in the womb
I knew you. |
Jeremiah 1:5 |
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There is no creature made who can realize how much,
how sweetly, and how tenderly our Maker loves us;
immeasurable love, beyond human scope.
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St. Julian of Norwich, 15th century
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The Lord is faithful in all his words
and gracious in all his works. |
Psalm 145:13 |
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Why are you so worthless in your own eyes
yet so precious to God?
It was for you that the earth was adorned with flowers and groves,
and fruit, the fields and the seas...
for you.
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St. Peter Chrsyologus, 5th century
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