ASK WITH FULL TRUST
Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” – Matthew 9:28
Why did Jesus have to ask this question? Why didn’t He just go about
healing the two blind men? He probably wanted to see if the two had
faith — a living faith founded on trust. We may say that we believe that
Jesus can do this and that for us, but do we act on that belief? Do we
trust that He will deliver? Believing does not automatically mean
trusting. Think about it.
Jesus told St. Maria Faustina in different occasions (as recorded in
her diary of her soul’s encounter with Jesus as the Divine Mercy): “The
graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is —
trust. Tell them that no soul that has called upon My mercy has been
disappointed or brought to shame. I delight particularly in a soul which
has placed its trust in My goodness.” Jesus also mentioned that “sins
of distrust wound Me most painfully.”
The two blind men cried, “Son of David, have pity on us!” We too can
cry out to Jesus and ask for His mercy, which He freely gives to those
who ask Him with complete trust. Judith Concepcion (svp_jmc@yahoo.com)
Reflection: How much do you trust God? Do you let God be God?
Lord, have mercy on me. “Not my will but yours be done” (Luke 22:42).
St. Sabas, pray for us.
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