Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
Not as the world gives, do I give to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.
--John 14:27

Help me to develop positive habits that lead me to be an oasis of compassion.
Help me to go beyond instinctual fear, flight, and fight, and move toward peace.
Help me to remember that you will lead me to what is best for myself and others.
Help me to trust that I can find happiness, even if life does not always go as I wish.

Joyce Rupp in Prayers of Boundless Compassion