Life today is filled with sorrow; it is beset with fear and despair. The only time you can forget these thoughts and strengthen yourself to meet the hard times is when you contact the Source of all strength, God. You cannot get that peace and joy while you bend under the burden of daily life. You are carrying a huge load of worry all day; keep that aside for an hour every evening and spend that time with God who can make your shoulders strong and your burden light.

- Divine Discourse, December 4, 1976.

God is the nearest, the dearest, the most loving,
the most eager companion, comrade and kinsman of man. - Baba