I cannot express what I felt, but I knew at that moment that God's presence had never left me, that He had been with me there in solitary.

Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.

As I stand here today, having taken the solemn oath of office in the presence of my fellow countrymen - in the presence of our God - I know that it is America's purpose that we shall not fail.

Cheerfulness is a sign of a generous and mortified person who forgetting all things, even herself, tries to please her God in all she does for souls. Cheerfulness is often a cloak which hides a life of sacrifice and a continual union with God.

Make sure that you let God's grace work in your souls by accepting whatever He gives you, and giving Him whatever He takes from you. True holiness consists in doing God's work with a smile.

I have never had clarity; what I have always had is trust. So I will pray that you will trust God.