“Be with me Lord, when I’m in trouble” is the response to this Sunday’s psalm. Lent gives us a wonderful opportunity to strengthen our trust in God. We know that Jesus defeated death once and for all when he rose on the third day. We also know that God has commanded “his angels to guard [us] in all [our] ways,” yet many of us live in a constant state of anxiety and distress.
As I write this, Psalm 46 comes to mind: “Be still and know that I am God!” The Lord is asking us to stop relying on our own talents, knowledge, and abilities as sources of strength and to allow him, our Heavenly Father, to fill our lives with comfort and peace. What a wonderful Lenten exercise!
Loving Father, grant us the confidence we need to abandon ourselves to you, knowing that you are with us in times of distress and that you will deliver us. Amen.
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