He will choose what is best and what is proper for them.

Excerpt

And they have resolved not to be guided by their own preferences, but to rest in perfect trust upon the Creator, trusting that He will choose what is best and what is proper for them.

Source Duties of the Heart, Habits of Those That Love God, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Bahya ibn Paquda, a Jewish sage of Andalusia and author of the Duties of the Heart, those who love God do not cling only to their own preferences: they rest in trust upon the Creator, sure that He will choose what is best for them. Today, facing a choice or a wait that worries you, do your best, then say inwardly “I entrust myself to You” and loosen your grip on the outcome.

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