Be joyful in the Lord, always!
Again I will say: be joyful!
Let your gentleness be known to everybody.
The Lord is near.
Stop being anxious in anything,
but in everything
by prayer
and petition
with thanksgiving
make your requests be known
in the presence of God.
And the peace of God
which surpasses all understanding
will guard your hearts
and your minds
in Christ Jesus.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, union;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy,
For your mercy and for your truth’s sake. Amen