Reflection on Trust from A Healing Rosary

From my book, A Healing Rosary, a brief reflection on the virtue of trust in God associated with The Second Luminous Mystery – The Wedding at Cana.

Trusting the Lord with all our plans, our hopes, and our dreams can be difficult.  We can believe in our minds that He cares for us and desires for us to know Him, love Him and serve Him so we can spend eternity with Him in heaven.  But believing with our heart and soul, completely, with utter conviction, that’s the hard part.  We know that He has promised us eternal life if we love Him above all and love our neighbor as ourselves.  “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself…do this and you will live.” (Luke 10:27-28)

Trusting is just not easy.  It means letting go of our best laid plans, control over how our life is going to be, and letting God choose what will happen and when, believing that He always has our highest and best interest at heart.  “In God I trust without fear.” (Psalm 56:5) 

Sometimes it feels like we are falling, falling, falling and we are afraid no one will be there to catch us.  But the truth is, God is there and will catch us.  He will not only catch us but also hold us close to His heart and protect us, even from ourselves.  “Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you,” (1 Peter 5:7) and, “Trust in the kindness of God forever and ever.” (Psalm 52:10)

Remember, trust is a gift and a grace.  It grows with use.  So put it to good use for there is no one we can trust in more than God.  “Guard this rich trust with the help of the holy Spirit that dwells within us.” (2 Timothy 1:14)