Blessed Are Those Who Trust In The Lord ~ by Ronnie Archer

Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

On this Sunday, St. Valentine's Feast Day, we hear the connection in the readings of trusting in the Lord and following HIS ways.

In the Jeremiah reading, the Lord says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in humans, who seeks strength in flesh, and whose heart turns away from the Lord."

We should ask ourselves today, "Where is our heart?" Is our heart open to God's ways, or are we following the ways of the flesh? Total trusting in the Lord should be expressed in our everyday living. We cannot just say we trust God, we have to implement it in our everyday living.

The second reading emphasizes the fact that resurrection is what it is all about... "If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all..." BUT,"Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." (1 Cor. 15:20) Resurrection means there is another life.

The Beatitudes in today's Gospel help us to understand exactly what Christ wants in us. They clearly let us know what is needed to be a Christian. The Beatitudes can be fulfilled when hope and trust really connect.

Unity comes from one word, and that word is trust. We cannot be united without trust.

Let's ask God to empty our hearts of all that is not of Christ and fill them with His love, mercy and His peace.