Listen to the Reflection here!

 

First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8

 

Cursed Is The One Who Trusts In Human Beings; Blessed Is The One Who Trusts In The Lord.

 

Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a barren bush in the desert that enjoys no change of season, but stands in a lava waste, a salt and empty earth. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord. He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: it fears not the heat when it comes; its leaves stay green; in the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit.

 

 

Questions for Reflection

 

1.      How can fear cripple our trust in God?

 

2.      Why is it difficult to trust God when bad things happen?

 

3.      What benefits have you seen in trusting God?

  

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