Finding Inner Peace

By Kathryn J. Hermes FSP

Are you burdened by feelings of anxiety? Do you long for peace amid the worries and fears of life? Rediscover God’s presence and providence with help from this pocket-sized book of 30 meditations. Each meditation includes a Scripture passage, a brief reflection from Sr. Kathryn James Hermes, FSP, and a short prayer. The book also features additional prayers to help foster peace and renew your awareness of God’s nearness.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pauline Books and Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2024
• ISBN: 9780819816948

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1

My Love Shall Never Fail You

O afflicted one, storm-­battered and unconsoled,

I lay your pavements in carnelians,

your foundations in sapphires;

I will make your battlements of rubies,

your gates of jewels,

and all your walls of precious stones.

Though the mountains fall away

and the hills be shaken,

My love shall never fall away from you

nor my covenant of peace be shaken.

Isaiah 54:11–­12, 10 (NABRE)

I truly appreciate the way Isaiah offers assurances to his people of God’s love for them. This is a promise made to a people who had been defeated and exiled by the Babylonians. The promise, O afflicted one, storm-­battered and unconsoled… my love shall never fall away, speaks directly to the hearts of the exiles longing for