Reflections
"Blessed are they who trust in the Lord."
The Psalm sets before us a life
choice -- nothingness, righteous or
sinfulness, self reliance or
trust in God, good or evil,
wickedness or love. Those
who deaden their conscience
for their own ends have no
other future but ruin.
The righteous are blessed,
for they are separated from sin.
The righteous are able to stand fast
and enhance their spiritual life.
The wicked are completely
powerless spiritually for they are
like chaff that is borne away even by
the slightest breeze.
How do the righteous obtain their strength
in the midst of evil? They meditate on God's
law day and night, they delight in the law of the
Lord. What does this mean for us? We are to
keep God’s word in front of us, use scripture
as a guide to how we should live our lives.
Scripture is an instrument of God, and when
we pray to God he will answer us in the pages
of the Bible.
In Sunday’s first reading Jeremiah says,
“Cursed is the one who puts his trust in
human beings, whose heart turns away
from the Lord. Blessed is the one who
trusts in the Lord.” However we seek the
fellowship of other men, we should
not put our trust in them.
When we trust in the Lord we become
well planted and able to weather the storms of life.
By contrast the wicked have nothing to anchor
them; they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
They are on their own, whereas the Lord watches over
the way of the just. But the way of the wicked vanishes.
And in Sunday’s Gospel Jesus himself proclaims
the beatitudes and assures us that He is on the
side of those who are at present poor, hungry,
or mourning, or persecuted. Their only hope is
in God. Whereas those who are filled now, and
for whom it is all too easy to forget God, are in
danger of losing all and becoming hungry.
Jesus provides the food which does not run out, the
drink that does not run dry. Nothing can disturb us
if we put our faith in God; nothing can make us happy
if we turn away from God.
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. How do you go about anchoring yourself in God's word in order
to stand fast in the face of the wicked forces that abound?
2. Speak of how you have trusted in the Lord and how He has
provided you with strength and happiness.
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