Faith and trust in God.

Faith and trust in God.
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It happened in the life of St. Louis IX, king of France.

Mass was being said in the palace chapel.

A miracle occured during consecration.

Jesus appeared visibly at the altar, in the form of a beautiful child.

Everyone in the chapel gazed on Him in wonder.

The miracle was a proof to Our Lord's real presence in the Holy Eucharist.

The king was not in the chapel at that time.

One man hurried to the king to inform him about the miracle.

"My Lord, one miracle is going on in the chapel.

Child Jesus is visible in the consecrated Host.

It is a proof to Our Lord's real presence in the Holy Eucharist."

The king smiled.

The man who brought the news thought that the king would hurry to to the chapel.

But he calmly said, "I firmly believe that Jesus is really present in the consecrated Host.Every day I see Him on the Altar.I don't need a miracle to strengthen my Faith. "

Our Faith is a God-given gift to us.

It must be strong as the king's was.

Faith is the base of our spiritual life.

The stronger it is, the better will be our spiritual life.

Our whole self is the gift of God.

So we are completely dependent on God’s mercy and grace for the fulfillment of all our needs, both Spiritual and temporal.

We must have full trust in God.

One who really believes in God will have full trust in Him.

We must trust  that He will give us the resources we need to cope with life’s challenges and to achieve our eternal destiny.

We must have profound awareness of the Lord’s presence in our lives.

To be in the presence of God is to be always under the protection and providence of God.

We will always feel safe as we are in the loving care of God.

By trusting in God

we rest entirely in His hands.

We understand

that His eyes are always upon us,

that He will see to it that we lack nothing.

and grant us anything that we need,

if it is for our own good.

Before boarding a bus we must have trust in the driver.

When we begin our spiritual life based on Faith we must have trust in God.

Lourdu Selvam.