 Order preservation by the positive square root

For Positive elements of a C-star algebra $x\le y$, inversion reverses the order of strictly positive elements, so $(t1+x{)}^{-1}\ge (t1+y{)}^{-1}$ for $t>0$. Subtracting their square-root resolvent integral in a C-star algebra formulas givesThe integrand is positive, and the positive cone is closed, so the norm limit of these integrals is positive. No commutativity of $x$ and $y$ is required. In particular, $b^2\ge a^2$ for positive $a,b$ implies $b\ge a$, even though squaring itself is not generally order preserving.