MUST-TRUST TROUBLES

John 14:1, tells us, "Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God; trust also in me."


"What is one doing when one's heart is troubled?  Worrying, that's what!  My mother, Verle, and her mother, Mable, felt their jobs were to worry.  I have known for a long time that worrying is not my job.  No, my job is to trust God, and that's not so easy, either.  There are times when my heart becomes sad because of the deaths from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.  And not only the deaths, but the horrible mutilations left among the wounded. Or, too, something happens to one of one's family. Or some dad loses his job or the mom becomes terribly ill.  These things do happen, but the sadness becomes a reason to pray incessantly.


When Jesus says, "Trust in God; trust also in me," it appears that he is separating the two.  But later, we are told that they are One.  So, by praying to either the Father or to Jesus, it is no problem for they are One.  And so we shall do that, right now!


Father and Son God, thank you for keeping my heart untroubled by your generous spirit.  May I always remember that no problem in this world need be on my shoulders, that you are in charge, and will do what you deem best.  Help me to always trust in you and to know, "Wherever One of You is, so shall the Other be."  Amen.


So shall the Other be, today and always.


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