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The Lord will be your confidence.
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Proverbs 3:26 |
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We should live a good and pure life,
setting our minds at rest
and having confidence before God.
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'The Imitation of Christ; Thomas a Kempis, 15th century
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My soul thirsts for the living God.
When shall I come and behold the face of God? |
Psalm 42:1-3 |
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This thirst contains a truth that does not betray,
a hope that does not disappoint.
It is a thirst which even in the darkest night
lights the way towards the source of life,
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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We have set our hope on the living God. |
1 Timothy 4:10 |
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God is supreme goodness.
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St. John of the Cross, 16th century
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Hope in the Lord and in his unfailing love. |
Psalm 130:7 |
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God promises us joys and pleasures;
they are joys certain, inexpressible, and eternal.
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St. Theophane Venard, 19th century
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May you know what is the hope
to which the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, has called you. |
cf Ephesians 1:17-18 |
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If you do not hope,
you will not find what is beyond our hope.
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St. Clement of Alexandria, 3rd century
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Love hopes all things. |
1 Corinthians 13:7 |
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Hope always draws the soul
from the beauty that is seen to what is beyond,
always kindles the desire for what is hidden
through what is perceived.
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St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century
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May the eyes of our hearts be enlightened
that we may know what is the hope
that belongs to the Lord's call. |
Ephesians 1:18 |
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Let us fasten our thoughts on the glory
which is stored up for us.
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St. Valerian, 5th century
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In hope we were saved. |
Romans 8:24 |
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The one who has hope lives differently;
the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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