Road to Fifty Reflections: Day 16

There was a cloud in my heart today... I’m trying to hold on to TRUST... to believe that the Lord will provide... yet I can’t deny the fear that comes with financial struggles and the thought of not having enough for retirement.

In these moments, I find myself turning again to Our Blessed Mother... I ask Her to teach me how to trust, how to hope, how to keep believing that God will walk with me through it all. She lived in simplicity, with nothing much to call Her own, yet Her heart was full of FAITH.

God always provides what is enough... maybe not in abundance, but always in love.

I thought, too, of St. Francis, whose feast we celebrate today. He and the saints never chased wealth or comfort. They embraced 'poverty' and found freedom there. It’s hard to understand sometimes, but maybe that’s where the secret lies --- when we have less, we cling more tightly to God.

Still, I can’t help but think of my nephew, of the many needs of our family and even of my pets who depend on me. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But deep down, I know, God will provide. He always does.

Like Our Blessed Mother, I want to learn that kind of trust that doesn’t demand proof, the kind that simply says, “Let it be done.”

Poverty is not emptiness when the heart is full of faith. In the end, it’s not about what I have, but Who I trust.