There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
    and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
    the spirit of wisdom and understanding.

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
    and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
and the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
    and a little child shall lead them.

They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 11:1

Remember the past with gratitude.
Live the present with enthusiasm.
Look forward to the future with confidence.

Saint John Paul II

Prayer is an aspiration of the heart. It is a simple glance
directed to Heaven. It is a cry of gratitude and love
in the midst of trial as well as joy.

Saint Therese Lisieux

The coming of the kingdom of God, says our Lord and Saviour, does not admit of observation, and there will be no-one to say “Look here! Look there!” For the kingdom of God is within us and in our hearts. And so it is beyond doubt that whoever prays for the coming of the kingdom of God within himself is praying rightly, praying for the kingdom to dawn in him, bear fruit and reach perfection.

For God reigns in every saint, and every saint obeys God’s spiritual laws — God, who dwells in him just as he dwells in any well-ordered city. The Father is present in him and in his soul Christ reigns alongside the Father, as it is said: We will come to him and make our dwelling with him.

Therefore, as we continue to move forward without ceasing, the kingdom of God within us will reach its perfection in us .. For this reason let us pray without ceasing, our souls filled by a desire made divine by the Word himself.

From a Discourse of Origen