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“I’ve discovered that the best way to make friends with my troubles is to thank You for them. This counterintuitive act opens my mind to the possibility of blessings emerging from my difficulties.”
― Sarah Young, Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope

“In Me you may have Peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
― Sarah Young, Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope

“Though Your continual Presence is guaranteed, simply knowing this truth doesn’t automatically change my emotions. When I forget to focus on You, I’m vulnerable to fear, anxiety, loneliness, and other unwanted feelings. Yet I’ve found that awareness of Your Presence with me can dispel those painful feelings and replace them with Your Peace. Please train me in the discipline of walking attentively with You through each day. In Your calming Name, Amen”
― Sarah Young, Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope

“If you are defamed, let time vindicate you — silence is a thousand times better than explanation. Explanations do not explain. Let your life be its own excuse for being — cease all explanations and all apologies and just live your own life. By minding your own business you give others an opportunity to mind theirs; and depend upon it, the great souls will appreciate you for this very thing.’ In”
― Essie Summers, No Roses in June