“People were bringing children to him that he might touch them...‘Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.’ Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them”(Mk 10:13-16). “I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. By day the sun cannot harm you, nor the moon by night. The Lord will guard you from all evil, will always guard your life. The Lord will guard your coming and going both now and forever”(Ps 121:1-2,5-8). “Our soul waits for the Lord, who is our help and shield. For in God our hearts rejoice; in your holy name we trust. May your kindness, Lord, be upon us; we have put our hope in you”(Ps 33:20-22). Christ was bearing our faults in his own body on the Cross, so that we might die to our faults and live for holiness; through His wounds you have been healed”(1 Pt 2:24). “To you I lift up my soul, O Lord my God. In you I trust” (Ps 25:1-2). “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom do I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom am I afraid. Hear my voice, Lord, when I call; have mercy on me and answer me. Hope in Him, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord! (Ps 27:1,7,14). “You are my hope, Lord; my trust, God, from my youth” (Ps 71:5). “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11: 28). “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted”(Mt 5:4) “Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, O Lord, O faithful God”(Ps 31: 6). “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise”(Lk 23:43). 85
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