1. St Peter tells us that faith is only the beginning of the journey. Love is the end. Along the way we may meet, in no particular order: goodness, self-control, patience, devotion, kindness.
2. God knows me better than I know myself. So why do I second-guess Him about His plans for my life? Why do I doubt and worry, when I ought to know that He will not put me where He does not want me to be, nor will He abandon me when I am there. Even if there are situations that I do not think I can bear, I do not have to bear them - I have simply to give them to Him. How many times has this been true in my life, yet how easily do I forget and fail to trust! God knows better. To believe this means to have the faith of a child.
3. If God loves each one of us uniquely, personally, and deeply, what right have we not to love one another? How could we second-guess the love of God and deny another person's lovableness? Even more - how can we in justice deny our love to any person, when God has deemed all persons worthy of love? Even if we cannot see how or why a person could or should be loved, it should be enough for us to remember that God loves that person, and we who claim to love God must also love that person - not ourselves, but Christ in us.
4. Be still and know I am God. Sometimes I wonder if God does not feel like a parent with many hyperactive children. Perhaps He simply wants to put His hands on our shoulders and say: "Just SIT STILL!" He wants us to be still - to listen to Him, to pay attention to Him, and ultimately to love Him. And we can do none of those things if we are constantly running frantic.
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