I place trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes complete trust and love for God amidst life's challenges.
Joan of Arc expresses her unwavering faith and deep love for God, showcasing a relationship based on trust and devotion. This quote reflects her belief that faith can provide guidance and strength in all circumstances, suggesting that reliance on a higher power can lead to inner peace and resilience.
In practice
During a motivational talk about faith in difficult times.
King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.
I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there.
If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.
I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.
About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they're just one thing.
Whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms.
In the greatest difficulties, in the heaviest trials, in the deepest poverty and necessities, He has never failed me; but because I was enabled by His grace to trust Him He has always appeared for my help. I delight in speaking well of His name.
Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ.
Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.
Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven that He is worthy of that trust. In its essence, faith is a confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and in His power, so that even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is.
I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.
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