“Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the hills by himself.”  John 6: 15

St. Pope John Paul II
How I would like to persuade you that the Lord is the first to believe and have in you!  With him, I too have faith in your possibilities for good, which are numerous and perhaps far greater than you yourselves imagine; I am sure that you will succeed in developing all the good potential and attitudes that you harbor in your hearts.  Whatever your past and however difficult the future may promise to be, know that your Lord will not abandon you, but will stand at your side and support you. (Speech to Inmates, Italy, May 27, 1984)