Reflections
“Only
in God is my soul at rest;
I
shall not be disturbed.”
The Psalm contrasts the appeal of
The Psalm contrasts the appeal of
worldly
pursuits against the tranquility
that
is found in God alone.
“Only
in God is my soul at rest.”
We are to open our hearts totally to
our
Lord. We need not be 'disturbed'
at
all by the vanity of riches or by seeking
success in wickedness and violence.
These attractions are fleeting; they
success in wickedness and violence.
These attractions are fleeting; they
do
not last; they are weightless in
their
nothingness.
The
one solid rock in our lives is God.
He
alone is our stronghold, our salvation,
as our psalmist says. Even if a mother
as our psalmist says. Even if a mother
should
forget the child of her womb,
the
Lord will never forsake us, as the
prophet
Isaiah tells us in this Sunday's
first
reading. (Isaiah 49:15)
We
are all looking for inner peace, but the
world does not show us how to obtain it.
world does not show us how to obtain it.
“Only
in God be at rest, my soul.”
We
do not put our faith in humans; worldly
success
cannot last. Only in God do we put
our trust at all times, for our Lord will care
our trust at all times, for our Lord will care
for
us, clothe us, feed us, and give us spiritual
tranquility.
In
the words of our Savior (this Sunday's Gospel),
“Seek
first the kingdom of God, and all these
things
will be given you besides.” (Matthew 6:33)
Having put our
trust in the Lord, we pour out our hearts
before
him. “Rest in God alone my soul!”
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. The Psalm reminds us not to be 'disturbed' by worldly issues or things
that are vain. Speak about how you are doing along your faith journey
so that you put God first in your life.
2. Our psalmist sings about how we may obtain true inner peace, "Only in God
2. Our psalmist sings about how we may obtain true inner peace, "Only in God
be at rest, my soul." Explain how you are able to obtain inner peace and healing
by trusting only in God.
God is the true and only Being worthy of supreme trust. There is everything in Him to inspire confidence and hope. The true way is to trust in God. Trust in God puts things in their right places; inspires courage and fortitude; satisfies our whole being. We are always free to come to God. We may tell Him all that is in our hearts. What a joy and comfort in this trust!
ReplyDeleteGod will not only hear, but have pity. He will not only answer, but magnify his "power" and his "mercy" in our deliverance. Who so fit to give this counsel—as to trust and prayer—as the man who is speaking from the depths of his own experience, and from the abiding convictions of his own heart (2 Corinthians 4:13; 1 John 1:1-3)