Trust in God!

The theme of trust in God is very important in our Christian life. It is at the heart of our meditation this morning.

In this morning's passage, set around 1020 BC, we see the people of Israel rejecting God and seeking a human king. They no longer trusts God. Samuel tells them what a king they would prefer, but they still want one, and so God requires Samuel to give them what they asked for. We can draw the consequences for ourselves today.

In our Gospel passage from Mark 2:1-12, Jesus heals a paralytic by forgiving him of his sins. The scribes who listened to him did not trust him. They whisper, and yet, Jesus is indeed the one who forgives our sins. It is the Son of Man who takes on such authority in himself and by himself.

Following the example of the four men who, through faith, brought the paralyzed man to Jesus, we are asked to believe in God and his Son and in their authority.

Trust God even when it may seem difficult.

Father Georges Roger Bidzogo sac