As a mother, you need to remember that a loving and compassionate God is one hundred percent aware of your child's situation.

Cast all your cares on God; that anchor holds.

Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.

The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for the temptations of earthly appetites and passions.

Adults are tempted to produce and perform Christmas for their kids and their families, and they arrive at Christmas Day weary and disillusioned.

You will always worry - a wee lad from Edinburgh going up on stage in Glasgow.

Every time you work is a challenge. There's a constant worry about it, and it's a side of acting I don't like.

I'm not the only person who has something in their life they can't control.

I've had a couple breakdowns.

Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.

You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.

As we walk our individual life journeys, we pick up resentments and hurts, which attach themselves to our souls like burrs clinging to a hiker's socks. These stowaways may seem insignificant at first, but, over time, if we do not occasionally stop and shake them free, the accumulation becomes a burden to our souls.