“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not yet seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) - Daily Bible Reflections August 21, 2016

A DISCIPLINE TO TRUST

 

Endure your trials as discipline; God treats you as sons. – Hebrews 12:7

 

       I’ve made it a discipline to trust God’s Word even for the smallest things, literally. When I search for something that’s seemingly lost, I claim the Word “that the eyes of the Lord (are) ten thousand times brighter than the sun” (Sirach 23:19). This is what happened during a recent trip.

       While waiting at the hotel lobby, I felt something fall on my shoulder and onto the granite floor. It was the tiny clasp of my earring. I looked for it but it was difficult to spot because of the shades of the granite floor. A hotel personnel helped me by asking a cleaner to mop the area. I didn’t lose hope. After a long while, I was overjoyed to find it.

       On the same day, the tiny screw on my shades got lost, rendering my sunglasses unusable. Later in the evening, still confident that I would find it, I knelt on the white sheets of my hotel bed and shook my clothing there. Again, I was overjoyed to find it.

       Trusting God without limits is a discipline that I want to develop in the tiniest of trials as well as in the most difficult ones. Donna España (donna.espana@yahoo.com)

 

Reflection: “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not yet seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)

 

Lord, I believe that You will grant everything I need as I pray and have faith.

 

St. Pius X, pope, pray for us.