When my need is to quiet my troubled soul, I turn to God for comfort and peace. As I pray, I visualize a beautiful garden where fragrant flowers of all varieties are blooming. Butterflies are fluttering effortlessly from one plant to another.

Now I picture myself entering the garden, a sacred place within where God waits for me. As I enter, I feel such relief, for I am leaving all worry behind.

In silence, God's love unfolds me, and I'm comforted. No worries need to be spoken, for God knows what is in my heart and mind. I linger for a while in the garden of my soul with God until I feel completely refreshed.

Leaving my garden of prayer, I am at ease and filled with a quiet, unshakable strength that comes from being alone with God, my comfort and my strength.