“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” – Paradise Lost by John Milton
Inspiration or temptation?
Trust in God…
“Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.”
-St. John of The Cross
Entrust your cares to the Lord….
The cross
“No one is ever holy without suffering.”
— Evelyn Waugh
Embracing your cross with love?
God’s providence
God’s preventive providence
” . . . living with the conviction that God molds us in love, holds us in tenderness, and moves us away from the sources of our fear.”
–Henri Nouwen
Prejudice
“See how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick