A Quote for the Day

The surest way to a lasting peace of mind, of heart, and of soul is to let the Lord lead the way, and simply follow Him wherever He leads you.

There is no other way towards a lasting peace of soul than this--accepting God's will whatever it maybe, wherever it may lead even to the portals of death (who can escape death anyway). Lay your troubles before his feet. You may have to do your best. But the outcome will always be a gift, may it be failure or success.

Many times disasters make better people than times of peace. Only while facing the enormous forces of nature, where human technology and power cannot even begin to stop it, can we better understand our need for God... and our need of each other. (Photo courtesy of Telegraph )

Peace can be achieved even without justice. But peace will not last without the truth.

To be of peace, a person must renounce the option towards violence. Self-defense becomes a search for means to subdue violence without using force that destroys the attacker. To be in peace, a person must renounce the voices of arrogance and selfishness that destroys the tranquility of the soul. Instead, he lets the peace-giving presence of God consume his soul each moment each day for the rest of his life.

Discontent is a symptom of underlying self-determinism, a soul that is blind to God's will but troubled with the growing frustrations of not getting what he wants to get or with the exciting prospects of going for the coveted prize. A person who follows the will of God contends himself in whatever lot in life that God makes certain to him to be his to live. His peace and joy stem not from the achievement of personal goals but in knowing that he is following the Will of His God.