Tag: Trust

Seeking Solid Ground

An enviable aspect of childhood is to be allowed to take refuge in a world of dreams, make-believes, and incredible feats made easy. We, grownups, let children take refuge in it, now and then, for two reasons: we would like to return to that magic...

Coming Down From the Mountain

Abram put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness. (Genesis 15:6) That verse from Genesis has profound implications. Abram’s life was a testament to the absolute faith and trust that he had in Almighty God. Abram...

Trusting Jesus Each Step of the Way

Once upon a time there was a man who decided to go upon a pilgrimage to a holy place as a way of showing his love for God.  At the end of the first day he wasn’t very tired, and because a full moon that night gave him enough light to see the road...

Jesus is Lord!

Even a quick overview of the Bible, especially the New Testament, tells us that people are divided in two groups: the group of Jesus and the group of Satan. There is the group of those who gather with Jesus and the one of those who scatter with the...

May the Lord be Generous to You

In an 1894 letter to her newlywed cousin, St. Therese of Lisieux wrote: “I am asking our Lord to be as generous to you as He was to the bridal pair at Cana. May He invariably change the water into wine! I mean, may He prolong His gift of...

Soft Voices and Questions

In ranking the best baseball movies of all time, Field of Dreams would certainly be high on any critic’s list. In that movie, an unlikely farmer finds himself standing in a hot Iowa cornfield when suddenly, he hears the VOICE: “If you build it, he...

Rejoicing in the Lord

Some years ago a married couple in Illinois, Tim and Sally, tried starting their own business, but it failed after 18 months; having no money, they were forced to sell their home.  Because they had nowhere to go, some friends in California...

Living in a Spirit of Trust

About thirty years ago a baby was born in Nebraska to a loving Christian family, and given the name Emily.  Unfortunately, at the age of only seven months, she suffered a stroke.  Emily recovered, but from then on her health was fragile, and her...