Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will
rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I
will say to the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I
trust.” Surely he will save you from the
fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
–Ps 91:1-3
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
–Phil 4:6-7
An author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar
(1926–2012) said, “People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things – to be
happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be
secure. They want friends, peace of
mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even
better than today.” Romans 15:13
says may the God of hope fill us with
peace in believing, so that with the power of the Holy Spirit we may abound in
hope. Such peace is found in
Christ. This was why Hannah Arendt
(1906–1975), a German-born American political theorist wrote, “Dedicate
yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.”
Age Gracefully
Cherie Lunghi (b. 1952), an English actress stated,
“I think it’s nice to age gracefully.
OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you
gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance
and peace of mind. It’s a fair
exchange.” The 14th Dalai
Lama (b. 1935), a monk of the Gelug School, observed, “Appearance is something
absolute, but reality is not the way – everything is interdependent, not
absolute. So that view is very helpful
to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is
anger.” So, why should we become
disheartened about aging?
Do Your Best
John 16:33 tells us that with Christ we’ll have
peace. In the world there will be
tribulation, but we must take heart, because our Lord has overcome the world. James E. Faust (1920–2007), a religious
leader explained, “We are bombarded on all sides by a vast number of messages
we don’t want or need. More information
is generated in a single day than we can absorb in a lifetime. To fully enjoy life, all of us must find our
own breathing space and peace of mind.”
John Wooden (1910–2010), a basketball player summed up what ought to be
our best approach to a successful life when he remarked, “Success is peace of
mind which is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your
best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”
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