God is there in these moments of rest
and can give us in a single instant
exactly what we need.
Then the rest of the day can take its course,
under the same effort and strain,
perhaps, but in peace.
And when night comes,
and you look back over the day
and see how fragmentary everything has been,
and how much you planned that has gone undone. . . just take everything exactly as it is,
put it in God’s hands and leave it with God.
Then you will be able to rest in God ~ really rest ~
and start the next day as a new life.
St. Teresa Benedict of the Cross (Edith Stein)
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