God’s providence

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  Word of God  
 
Lord, into your hands
I commend my spirit.
Psalm 31:5
 


Leave everything at the foot of the cross,
and abandon yourself to Divine Providence.

 
Bl. Marie Riviere, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Cast all your anxieties on the Lord,
for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7
 


Do not be afraid to abandon yourself unreservedly
to God’s loving Providence.
A child cannot perish in the arms of a Father
who is all powerful.

 
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
In everything, God works for good
with those who love him.
Romans 8:28
 


It is one of the most firmly established
and most consoling truths that have been revealed to us,
that, apart from sin,
nothing happens to us in life unless God wills it so.

 
St. Claude de la Colombiere, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Let me be glad
and rejoice in your love.
Psalm 31:7
 


I believe O my Savior,
that you know just what is best for me.

 
Ven. John Henry Newman, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Commit your way to the Lord.
Psalm 37:5
 


It shall happen as God shall choose,
for assuredly we depend not on our own power
but on the power of God.

 
St. Perpetua, 3rd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord himself will lead you.
Deuteronomy 31:15
 


In all God allows, and in all that happens to you,
God has nothing but your real advantage
and your eternal happiness.

 
Lumen Fidei

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Lord, what is man
that you are mindful of him,
that you should care for him?
Psalm 8:4
 


Providence means that there is a significance
in everything that happens in the world;
a heart, a concern, and a power
stronger than all the powers of the world
which is able to fulfill the purpose of its care for man.

 
Romano Guardini, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The word of the Lord is upright;
all his work is done in faithfulness.
Psalm 33:4
 


Lord and Creator,
you fashion and transform all things in their due season
through your creative Word, 
as you know to be best in your deep wisdom and providence.

 
St. Gregory Nazianzen 4th century

 

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