Peace

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The Lord will proclaim peace to his people,
to the faithful, to those who trust in him.
Psalm 85:9
 


The only peace for souls in this world consists
with being filled with God's love and animated with heavenly hope
to the point of setting no store on the successes
and failures of this world.

 
St. Bede, 8th century

 
 
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My peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Jesus; John 14:27
 


Do not let your peace depend upon what is outside you;
you will see that Our Lord will supply for everything
when you are satisfied with him alone,
and you will find more in him than all creatures together.

 
St. Claude de la Colombiere, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world!
John the Baptist; John 1:29
 



True peace is in the pure and sweet side
of the immaculate Lamb, Jesus,
where all the just and purged souls are united
in his precious blood.

 
Bl. Osanna of Mantua, 15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give to you;
not as the world gives
do I give to you.
Jesus;John 14:27
 


Find Jesus and you will find peace.

 
Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalm 34:10
 


Christ alone,
sought, and loved with sincere love,
is a source of joy, serenity and peace.


 
Pope John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
If there is anything pure, lovely, gracious;
think of these things and the God of peace
will be with you.
Philippians 4: 8-9
 


Peace is always in God, for God is peace.

 
St. Nicholas of Flue, 15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Far be it from me to glory
except in the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Galatians 6:14
 


There is not other road to life and to true inner peace
than the road of the holy cross and our dying daily to ourselves.
Walk where you will, seek where you will,
and you will find no loftier way above nor safer way below
than the way of the holy cross.


 
' The Imitation of Christ', Thomas a Kempis, 15th century

 

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