Sometimes we struggle. Sometimes we are close to giving up. As a person who has had their fair share of anxiety and worries, I want you all to remember that anxiety is not a measure of who you are. Plenty of role models, plenty of saints, have experienced anxiety. Here are words that have gotten me through those moments. And remember, prayer can assuage any ailment, even when consolation may not come.
1."Watch, O Lord, with those who wake or watch or weep tonight, and give your angels and saints charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest your weary ones. Bless your dying ones. Soothe your suffering ones. Pity your afflicted ones, shield your joyous ones. And all for love's sake." --St. Augustine of Hippo
Prayer is the easiest way to assuage anxiety.
2. "If certain thoughts bother you, it is devil who causes you to worry, and not God, Who, being the spirit of peace, grants you tranquility." --St. Padre Pio
Remember it is not God who causes worry, but the one who is attempting to derail your path to Him.
3. "Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself." --St. Francis De Sales
Breathe. Just breathe. Whenever anxiety hits, just remember the simple things, the simple beauty that makes it okay for a while.
4. "Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith. I don't agree at all. They are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions they are, if we can so take them, our share in the Passion of Christ." --C.S. Lewis
The great Christian apologist says we shouldn't apologize for having some mental pains, as they are just another thing to endure and allow us to come out stronger for Christ.
5. "It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit." --J.R.R. Tolkien
Though you do not feel up to anything, and you are disquieted, you are capable of of all things through Him, who strengthens the will.
6. "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you." --Psalm 56:3
That is all you need.
7. "She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." --Proverbs 31:25
Smile, and know that this will pass.
