A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to {Insert Your Name Here}.
Have no anxiety at all,
but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
whatever is true
whatever is honorable
whatever is just
whatever is pure
whatever is lovely
whatever is gracious
if there is any excellence
and if there is anything worthy of praise
Think about THESE things.
Keep on
doing what have learned
and received
and heard
and seen in me.
Then the God of peace will be with you.
My letter stopped there, but there's another part, just a bit further on, one of my favorite parts for when the going gets rough.
Thanks, Paul.
