Trust

The WORD today (See http://usccb.org/bible/readings/020515.cfm) reminds me how important it is to trust God.

In the gospel, we see how important trusting in God is. Jesus told his disciples to proclaim God’s kingdom. He did not give them all that they wanted in the journey to make it comfortable. He just told them to bring the essentials – what they need to do God’s work. A walking stick to help and guide them as they walk and sandals to protect them. And of course, faith and trust as they depended on God to provide for others they need – food, sack, money, shelter. Their trust in God is founded on faith. They had faith that God would indeed provide for what they need as they do God’s work.

They also trusted in God to make their efforts worthwhile. Jesus told them that they should leave whatever place that do not welcome them. In essence, he was telling them that they will not be able to change everybody, so they don’t need to force themselves to those who does not want to accept God, and just have faith in God to do his part as they do theirs.

Sometimes, God just wants us to obey and trust him, and not worry about the results of our actions.

Nowadays, it’s easy to be preoccupied with the world. Technology is rapidly changing. There are a lot of gadgets we want, we have, and we worry about. We think about the battery, the picture, the internet connection, the connection to social media, that we get so preoccupied and forget the essentials in life. We forget God, and the need to trust in Him. We forget that we cannot control everything, and there are things that we just have to give our best and leave the rest to Him.

May we remember the importance of trusting in God as we live our lives.

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another sunrise. Thank you for the beautiful reminder to just trust in you. Lord I am sorry for being so preoccupied with the things of the world that I forget you, that I forget the essentials in life. Sorry for the times I want everything planned and ironed out that I forget to leave space for you. Help me trust in you more. Help me surrender to you. I will give my best in everything, and will just lift the rest up to you, knowing that your blessing is what makes my work prosper. Amen.

Blessed day!

In Christ,

-g-

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February 5, 2015

Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

Lectionary: 326

Reading 1 Heb 12:18-19, 21-24

Brothers and sisters:

You have not approached that which could be touched

and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness

and storm and a trumpet blast

and a voice speaking words such that those who heard

begged that no message be further addressed to them.

Indeed, so fearful was the spectacle that Moses said,

“I am terrified and trembling.”

No, you have approached Mount Zion

and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,

and countless angels in festal gathering,

and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven,

and God the judge of all,

and the spirits of the just made perfect,

and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant,

and the sprinkled Blood that speaks more eloquently

than that of Abel.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11

R. (see 10) O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.

Great is the LORD and wholly to be praised

in the city of our God.

His holy mountain, fairest of heights,

is the joy of all the earth.

R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.

Mount Zion, “the recesses of the North,”

the city of the great King.

God is with her castles;

renowned is he as a stronghold.

R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.

As we had heard, so have we seen

in the city of the LORD of hosts,

In the city of our God;

God makes it firm forever.

R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.

O God, we ponder your mercy

within your temple.

As your name, O God, so also your praise

reaches to the ends of the earth.

Of justice your right hand is full.

R. O God, we ponder your mercy within your temple.

Alleluia Mk 1:15

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

The Kingdom of God is at hand;

repent and believe in the Gospel.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Mk 6:7-13

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two

and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick

–no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

He said to them,

“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.

Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you,

leave there and shake the dust off your feet

in testimony against them.”

So they went off and preached repentance.

The Twelve drove out many demons,

and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them