Quotes about Serenity

Be still and know that I am God.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. (Proverbs 3:24)

Then wait expectantly in My Presence, ready to receive My Peace in full measure. If you like, you can express your openness by saying, "Jesus, I receive Your Peace.

COME TO ME with your gaping emptiness, knowing that in Me you are complete. As you rest quietly in My Presence, My Light within you grows brighter and brighter. Facing the emptiness inside you is simply the prelude to being filled with My fullness.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

A life lived close to Me is not complicated or cluttered. When your focus is on My Presence, many things that once troubled you lose their power over you.

I will lead you into restful green pastures and guide you along paths of righteousness.

IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING WELL, you need to feel at peace about the many other things you could be doing but are not.

I would say to today's young minister, 'Be not afraid to give much time to solitary walks and meditation'.

Take time to be quiet.

Where there is peace, there cannot be chaos; the two cannot coexist at the same time.

We catched fish, and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big still river, laying on our backs looking up at the stars, and we didn't ever feel like talking loud, and it warn't often that we laughed, only a kind of low chuckle. We had mighty good weather, as a general thing, and nothing ever happened to us at all, that night, nor the next, nor the next.