Thought For the Day - 05/11/19

Help me, Lord, to trust in God, to abandon myself to Him, to let go of all that binds me and closes my heart from Him. Hi/T to Terence Harrington. 

Thought for the Day
Compiled by Deirdre Powell
 Source: Living Faith, Daily Catholic Devotions (adapted).

A Trusted Companion.
If we are fortunate, there is at least one person in our lives who knows our flaws and likes us anyway. When we are in their presence, we do not have to put on a good face when we are hurting or pretend that life is all “together”—in other words, we can relax and breathe. These people reveal the face of God to us in a tangible way, whether or not we are aware of it.

Unfortunately, there are some people with whom we are guarded—we somehow sense that it is not safe to share our wounded hearts, our doubts and our fears. We fear being judged; therefore, we remain silent in our pain.

Prayer constitutes an opportunity to reveal our true selves to God—we can approach God as a trusted companion or remain distant and polite. If we take a leap of faith and choose to approach God as a trusted companion, we will be pleasantly surprised.

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