Scripture

Matthew 16:16–17 (NIV)

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven."

Refrain

God is always more than I can hold.

Quote

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, from The Divine Milieu

"God does not offer Himself to our finite beings as a thing all complete and ready to be embraced. For us, He is eternal discovery and eternal growth. The more we think we understand Him, the more he reveals himself as otherwise. The more we think we hold him, the further He withdraws, drawing us into the depths of himself."

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Scripture

Mark 5:34 (NIV)

He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

Refrain

I turn toward Love and find my peace.

Quote

Eloi Leclerc, from The Wisdom of the Poor One of Assisi

"If we knew how to adore, then nothing could truly disturb our peace.

We would travel through the world with the tranquility of the great rivers.

But only if we know how to adore."

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Scripture

Matthew 28:7 (NIV)

Then go quickly and tell his disciples: "He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him."

Refrain

Love is always ahead, drawing me forward.

Quote

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

"Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire."

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Scripture

Romans 8:28–29 (NLT)

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. 29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Refrain

Love is the meaning of everything.

Quote

Julian of Norwich, from Showings

"Know it well, love is its meaning. Who reveals this to you? Love. What does he reveal? Love. Why? For Love. Remain in this and you will know more of the same."

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Scripture

1 John 4:20 (NIV)

Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

Refrain

I choose to see the good.

Quote

Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ

"We must — yes, must — make a daily and even hourly choice to focus on the good, the true, and the beautiful."

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Scripture

Acts 17:28 (NRSVUE)

For "In him we live and move and have our being"; as even some of your own poets have said, "For we too are his offspring."

Refrain

I am made to participate in beauty.

Quote

C.S. Lewis, from The Weight of Glory

"We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words — to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it."

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Scripture

Romans 5:5 (NIV)

And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Refrain

Love has been poured into me.

Quote

Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ

"I have never met a truly compassionate or loving human being who did not have a foundational and even deep trust in the inherent goodness of human nature."

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Scripture

Philippians 4:8–9 (NIV)

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.

Refrain

Creation mirrors the goodness of God.

Quote

St. Bonaventure, from The Soul's Journey into God

"Let us place our first step in the ascent at the bottom,

presenting to ourselves the whole material world as a mirror, through which we may pass over to God, who is the Supreme Craftsman.

The Creator's supreme power, wisdom and benevolence shine forth through all created things."

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