Knowing but not knowing

"Faith is a knowing beyond knowing. We know that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, yet this knowledge is also not knowledge. We are so used to dominating what we know and of putting it to use that knowledge which is beyond us makes us uneasy. Faith knowledge is like perfume: we know that it is present but we cannot control this presence, we can only receive. If you turn to the Lord right now, you will know that He is present to you, yet you will not "know" it because He is beyond knowing. Take a moment and gaze on His face. As you let Him purify you, you will see the glory of God shining there."
- from The Paschal Way of the Light meditation

We're not supposed to understand everything nor can we plan each detail of our lives. God has His own territory, and while He makes His graces available to us, there are some things we simply have to leave in His hands. It's hard giving up control but ironically it makes life so much easier. We don't know what's going to happen in the future or whether our tomorrows go according to what we desire for ourselves. We can, however, find comfort in knowing that "all things work for the good of those who love Him."

It is not is God's business to make us suffer, though He allows difficulties in order to bring about some greater good. He does not plan for bad things to happen to us...it is often a result of bad choices on our part or the actions of others...the tendency towards sin that makes our lives miserable. Our God is a God of joy and peace. He is a God of love. He wants to see us smile through both the sunshine and the rain. When we seek to understand everything, we often subconciously cannot accept that we are limited...that we are not God. Many times we just have to accept. Take and receive with the simple heart of a child trusting in the Father's goodness.

Dearest Mama Mary, St. Joseph, and St. Therese whose intercession we ask for every night, please pray that we will always live in the spirit of humility, knowing that it is only in God that every piece of ourselves, of our experiences, have meaning. You had modeled for us complete surrender to the will of God without trying to figure it all out because you knew His plan was beyond anything you could ever imagine for yourselves. Even in your darkest hours, you were still guided by His light...holding on to the hope of His promises. May we remember that He is always here with us...that it is He who works for our good...and that it is up to us to just cooperate with His Spirit, trust in His time, and move in His love.

Merciful Jesus, I trust in You.
Merciful Jesus, I trust in You.
Merciful Jesus, I trust in You.

AMDG + JMJ

"In showing us such kindness in Christ Jesus, God willed to reveal and unfold in the coming ages the extraordinary riches of His grace. By the grace of God you have been saved through faith. This has not come from you; it is God's gift. This was not the result of your works, so you are not to feel proud. What we are is God's work. He has created us in Christ Jesus for the good works He has prepared that we should devote ourselves to them." (Eph. 2:7-10)