Blessed
is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. It is a
simple proclamation from the prophet Jeremiah today. Simple, but can seem so far away from
many who cannot find hope and trust in their faith, in the Lord. Think of
our modern world. We can
be surrounded by machine – by computers and tablets and cell phones and
automobiles. The
noise from the radios, televisions, video games, and the busy-ness of our
modern lives can drown out the prayers and thoughts that we try to formulate in
our hearts. We can
become bored and complacent with our lives. We can
try to have an attitude of gratitude, but perhaps all we can muster is a hollow
attempt, with thoughts of cynicism and sarcasm permeating our hearts. Perhaps
in all of this, we don’t know where to turn. However, we hope and we trust. We ask
the Lord to help us. Perhaps
a start is a prayer of thanks in our hearts.
Julian of Norwich once said – If the only prayer I have in my heart is a
prayer of giving thanks, then that is sufficient. In the
midst of all the noise, in the midst of what is filling up our reality, we can
give thanks, we can hope, and we can trust.
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