Holy Spirit of God, help me to continually trust in your Grace and provision…

 
Mark 8:14-21

 
The disciples thought too small.  They had just witnessed Jesus feeding first 5000, then 4000 men, women and children, with baskets and baskets of leftovers each time. Yet they were worried that Jesus was chastising them for bringing only one loaf of bread for the 12 of them in the boat, because it ‘wouldn’t be enough’. No wonder Jesus became frustrated with their lack of trust in Him to provide for their needs beyond their own provision. In my own life, I like the disciples have witnessed extraordinary provision – of food, money, clothing, and the right person at the right time, not to mention inner healing, peaceful resolutions to complex  conflicts and life in the Spirit in the midst of a global pandemic. And yet like the disciples I too, so often, agonize over my own failings and focus on what I don’t have, forgetting Who it is who walks beside me. All too often I fail to understand that God is able to provide so much more than I need or can even imagine.  Will I live in the darkness of my own anxiety and shame, or in the light of trust in God’s mercy and provision?  Holy Spirit, help me to continually trust in your Grace and provision.
 
When the cares of my soul are many, your consolations cheer my soul. (Psalm 94: 19)
 
Let nothing disturb you.  Let nothing frighten you. All things are passing away. God never changes.
St. Teresa of Avila  
 
 
Soli ad gloriam
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