"Peace and love are ever in us, being and working; but we be not alway in peace and in love. But He willeth that we take heed thus that He is Ground of all our whole life in love; and furthermore that He is our everlasting Keeper and mightily defendeth us against our enemies."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 39)
At various times we can have negative thoughts or emotions swirling inside of us. At times we can feel self-condemnation or self-hatred, or we can feel fearful, anxious, or hopeless. Yet our beautiful God is always in us and His peace and love are always inside us, whether we feel peaceful or loving or not. He is always working from the inside to bring us to experience His peace and love. He is the One at the center who is always radiating love and calmness, no matter what our surface thoughts or emotions may be, and He not only works to bring us to see His love for us, but He also protects us against despair and continually keeps us in His love. Negative thoughts and emotions do not have the final say and do not represent true reality. God has the final say and He represents true reality. And He says that we are His beautiful children, accepted, innocent, beloved, and held. It is His word of grace, love and peace to our souls that calms down and dissipates all the negative voices because He loves those voices to peace in His arms!
"When I was upset and beside myself, you calmed me down and cheered me up."
Psalm 94:19 (MSG)
A Prayer: Thank You for Your peace and love reigning over my life right now!