Trust in GOD runs through our readings. Jacob encountered GOD which led to his affirming his trust in GOD. The Responsorial describes GOD as a refuge and a fortress, the object of one’s trust. In the Gospel, Jesus performs two miracles because of the trust that individuals have in Him and His healing power.
“In GOG we trust” is the motto of the United States of America. We the people, should never forget what “In God we trust” mean for us individually and as a nation.
Last week on Tuesday, we celebrated our country’s Independence Day. We are reminded that freedom is not free. Psalm 32: 12, says “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” We are never independent from GOD.
“In GOD we trust” implies that we act how we believe. It means that we give witness to the relationship we are called to have with GOD.
As we read in today’s Scriptural readings, trust and faith are necessary in our daily lives. “Your faith has saved you” Jesus told the unnamed woman in today’s Gospel.
Saint Paul prays “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Miracles do happen every day. Every time I don’t know how I’m going to make it……. God shows up. God is going to use you and I to prove that he is still a miracle worker. So, don’t be afraid!
The following story, told by Mother Teresa, has stuck with me since I first encountered it:
“I will never forget one day when I picked up a woman out of a garbage bin. She was burning with fever, actually near dying at that moment. She kept saying, “My son did this to me, my son did this to me!” She did not think of her sickness or her pain or her burning fever. No. “My son did this to me!” I took her to our home for the dying, and we took many hours to help ease her pain. We cared for her. Before she died she was able to say, “I forgive . . . my son.” Thank God that before she died she found the peace to say that. But till that time the pain in her heart of being unwanted by her own child overwhelmed her physical suffering. That taught me much.
What a trust it is for God to place suffering people in our hands! It is a sacred vocation for us all, sacred because each of them is a life that God has created in His own image. Today, in this world, God has made us to be His love and compassion. We become His love as we pray and as we come to see His face in the lonely eyes of others.”
Have a wonderful Week
