God says to you, “I love you, I am with you, I want to see you come closer to me and experience the joy and peace of my presence. I want to give you a new heart and a new spirit. . . Just trust me and let me be your God.”

~ Henri J.M. Nouwen, in The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom; photo of Nouwen by Frank Hamilton, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Unported License.