“We are not called to be safe, we are simply promised that when we are in danger, God is right there with us. And there is no better place to be than in His hands.”

“We find hope in a hostile place when we focus on the goodness of God as revealed in His promises. In other words, hope and security come when we - like the Israelites - acknowledge God's love for us.”

“Ultimately we have nothing to fear. Jesus loves us, and he invites us to be confident in that love. As we seek to obey Him, we are not called to assess the risk involved and determine whether or not obedience will be beneficial or safe for us. We are simply called to trust and obey.”

“He (God) never promises that our families will be safe. Not in the way we think. He does promise his presence, though.”

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

“We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.”