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poetryforjesus
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What is one thing that’s required in order to enter into the presence of God and commune with Him? What is one thing that’s absolutely necessary in order to befriend Jesus, know Him and be happy with Him? It is none other than TRUST. Trust is what Jesus requests of us. It is the lesson that must be relearned every day, every moment. It’s no wonder that in the image Jesus gave to St. Faustina He commanded her to write this inscription: Jesus, I trust in you! He revealed to her that He has infinite graces in store for us at each moment, but they are only drawn down from heaven through our trust.
It is difficult to trust. If I am to trust, then I am to lose control. I am to throw myself out in the open, not knowing what my trust is going to bring me. If I am to trust, then I’m forced to refrain from making judgments; I am to instead be open to whatever thought, attitude, action that may come to surprise me. If I am to trust, then I am not to dwell in my feelings, my own ideas, obsessions, desires, plans; I can only take one moment at a time, dependent totally and solely on the invisible source of all good.
To trust is to forget myself and look outside of myself for hope. To trust requires terrible perseverance: no matter what comes my way, no matter how down or hopeless I may feel, I must trust there is some good in store. To trust is to ignore how bag things are, what terrible sinners we are and how terribly we are sinned against; trust bids us only to look forward, to act with hope, to never condemn but always HOPE. Yes, as some wisely put it, trust is no trust unless we believe when there is nothing to believe, unless we hope against hope, unless we love when there is hardly anything to love.
O yes, trust is worth it. Life is worth living and God is worth trusting. The more we trust, the more graces we get drowned in. The One who made us out of nothing keeps watch over our every pulse. To neglect our trust in Him He would have to betray His own identity as Creator and Caretaker. Let those who hunger for the taste of His goodness dare to trust. Let those who dare to search dare to trust. O yes, He will do something new at every moment. Let us not be fainthearted. Let us forsake our own cozy little feelings of security and DARE TO TRUST.
It is difficult to trust. If I am to trust, then I am to lose control. I am to throw myself out in the open, not knowing what my trust is going to bring me. If I am to trust, then I’m forced to refrain from making judgments; I am to instead be open to whatever thought, attitude, action that may come to surprise me. If I am to trust, then I am not to dwell in my feelings, my own ideas, obsessions, desires, plans; I can only take one moment at a time, dependent totally and solely on the invisible source of all good.
To trust is to forget myself and look outside of myself for hope. To trust requires terrible perseverance: no matter what comes my way, no matter how down or hopeless I may feel, I must trust there is some good in store. To trust is to ignore how bag things are, what terrible sinners we are and how terribly we are sinned against; trust bids us only to look forward, to act with hope, to never condemn but always HOPE. Yes, as some wisely put it, trust is no trust unless we believe when there is nothing to believe, unless we hope against hope, unless we love when there is hardly anything to love.
O yes, trust is worth it. Life is worth living and God is worth trusting. The more we trust, the more graces we get drowned in. The One who made us out of nothing keeps watch over our every pulse. To neglect our trust in Him He would have to betray His own identity as Creator and Caretaker. Let those who hunger for the taste of His goodness dare to trust. Let those who dare to search dare to trust. O yes, He will do something new at every moment. Let us not be fainthearted. Let us forsake our own cozy little feelings of security and DARE TO TRUST.