“When we keep little we recognize our own nothingness, and expect everything from God just as a little child expects everything from his father. Nothing worries us.” – St. Therese of Lisieux
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” psalm 23:1
I have been meditating with St. Therese and St Faustina on the Little Way, the way of Trust in God. Psalm 23 came to mind.
We hear this Psalm often at funerals and in times of struggle. But, this morning, it settles as a Psalm of the Little Way of trust.
No matter the struggles or fears or challenges lying in your path at this moment, if you trust God is your Shepherd, what is there to fear?
In the storm, Jesus asks, “what is it you ask of Me?” In the Little Way of Trust, the soul confidently responds, “I have You, Lord, I need nothing else.”
Trust is critical, so much so that probably the most famous image of our day, that of the Merciful Jesus, was signed with the words, “Jesus, I trust in You.” Jesus knows the only route on the Road of Faith is that of trusting God.
The soul who trusts fully in God has nothing to fear. Even if all the forces of Hell were to assemble against him, the soul would stand as a knight, strong in faith. And, Hell’s forces would cower and flee.
“Let souls who are striving for perfection particularly adore My mercy, because the abundance of graces which I grant them flows from My mercy. I desire that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust in My mercy. I myself will attend to the sanctification of such souls. I will provide them with everything they will need to attain sanctity. The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is-trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 1578
Jesus is asking us in the Image, through Saints Faustina and Therese that we should have the pure heart of a child, who lovingly trusts his merciful Father. With that type of child-like faith, even Satan himself would hide from us, unable to stand our purity.
And, even when we fall, the enemy trembles when in trust we turn back again to God’s Divine Mercy. Knowing beyond doubt, that God even then pours His Ocean of Mercy upon us.
It’s so simple….why is it so difficult?
“how free is the heart of a man for whom Christ is already enough”