let us take a few momentsand remember that we are always in thepresence of godthese verses are for anyone who isstruggling withfear or worry or anxietyso listen in read intentlyreflect on it receive his wordreceive his grace receive his mercyreceive his healingcast your cares on the lord and he willsustain youhe will never let the righteous fall[Music]be strong and courageous do not beafraid or terrified because of themfor the lord your god goes with youhe will never leave you nor forsake youtherefore do not worry about tomorrowfor tomorrow will worry about itselfeach day has enough trouble of its ownwhen i am afraid i put my trust in youand i am convinced that nothing can everseparate us from god’s loveneither death nor life neither angelsnor demonsneither our fears for today nor ourworries about tomorrownot even the powers of hell can separateus from god’s lovewhen anxiety was great within me yourconsolation brought joy to my soul[Music]fear of man will prove to be a snarebut whoever trusts in the lord is keptsafethe lord is my light and my salvationwhom shall i fear the lord is thestronghold of my lifeof whom shall i be afraidthere is no fear in love but perfectlove drives out fearbecause fear has to do with punishmentthe one who fears is not made perfect inlove[Music]the angel of the lord encamps aroundthose who fear himand he delivers them[Music]for i am the lord your god who takeshold of your right handand says to you do not feari will help you do not be afraidfor i myself will help you declares thelordyour redeemer the holy one of israel[Music]the lord is with me i will not be afraidwhat can man do to me the lord is withmehe is my helperbut even if you suffer for doing what isrightgod will reward you for itso do not worry or be afraid of theirthreatsgod is our refuge and strength anever-present help in troubledo not let your hearts be troubledyou believe in god believe alsoin metrust in the lord with all your heartand lean not on your own understandingin all your ways submit to himand he will make your path straightthe lord will vindicate me your lovelord endures foreverdo not abandon the works of your handstell everyone who is discouraged bestrongand do not be afraid god is coming toyourrescuethe lord your god is in your midsta victorious warrior he will exalt overyou with joyhe will be quiet in his love he willrejoice over you with shouts of joyhe got up rebuked the wind and said tothe wavesquiet be stillthen the wind died down and it wascompletely calmhe said to his disciples why are you soafraiddo you still have no faithi prayed to the lord and he answered mehe freed me from all my fearsbut now this is what the lord saysfear not for i have redeemed you i havesummoned you by nameyou are minehave i not commanded you be strong andcourageousdo not be terrified do not bediscouragedfor the lord your god will be with youwherever you godo not be afraid of them the lord yourgod himselfwill fight for youso do not fear for i am with youdo not be dismayed for i am your godi will strengthen you and help youi will uphold you with my righteousright hand[Music]for god has not given us a spirit offearbut of power and of love and of a soundmind[Music]an anxious heart weighs a man downbut a kind word cheers him upbut those who hope in the lord willrenew their strengththey will soar on wings like eaglesthey will run and not grow wearythey will walk and not be faintthen he placed his right hand on me andsaiddo not be afraid i am the firstand i am the lasthumble yourselves then under god’smighty handso that he will lift you up on his owngood timeleave all your worries with him becausehe cares for youpeace is what i leave with you it is myown peace that i give youi do not give it as the world does donot be worriedand upset do not be afraideven though i walk through the valley ofthe shadow of deathi will fear no evil for youare with me your rod and your staffthey comfort me[Music]jesus told him don’t be afraidjust believenow may the lord of peace himself giveyou peace at all timesand in every way the lord be with all ofyoudo not be anxious about anything but inevery situationby prayer and petition with thanksgivingpresent your requests to godand the peace of god which transcendsallunderstanding will guard your hearts andyour mindsin christ jesus[Music]let us now come together and prayin the name of the father and of the sonand of the holy spirit amenfather in heaven thank you for yourwordsthank you for never leaving methank you for your nearnessyou know suffering wellconsole us lord we pray for the healingwe needdesire seek we knowwe are held closely in your handswe persevere in hope knowing that we arenever alonealways remembering that jesus is with usat times yes it can feel difficultto endure what we musthelp us to endure morewe pray that our suffering will notbring us to despairwe run to you lord remind us that whenour painincreases our hearts hurt and when wefeel lonelyor scared remind us to turn to youand to remain near you remembering yourpromiserelieve us of our loneliness and openour eyes so that we may be able to seeyour goodness and beauty and that evenour suffering will glorify youprayer to the blessed virgin mary forpeace of mindkneeling at your feet sweet mother ofgod and queen of peacei your loving child confidently turn toyou in my needseeking your intercession for peace ofmindand comfort to my troubled heart[Music]oh listen to me dear heavenly mothercome to my aid and refuse me not as icry to you for you are my motherand you fail no one who was recourse toyouo consoler of the afflicted the queen ofpeace[Music]amenyou
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