Eucharistic Readings for Tuesday of Easter Week: All Years
Acts 2:36-41 Psalm 33:18-22 or Psalm 118:19-24; John 20:11-18
“Indeed, our heart rejoices in him, for in his holy Name we put our trust.
Let your loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as we have put our trust in you.” (Psalm 33: 21 -22)
By most translations, these are the last verses of Psalm 33. I think “trust” is the key word here. Some translators have suggested that the English word trust is a more accurate word for believe. Many translations have the word “hope” in verse 22. But for me, hope has an element of uncertainty about it or, in the least, the possibility one’s hope may not be made manifest. Trust on the other hand, is putting all our eggs in one basket. It is not having a plan “B” or a back-up plan. It’s God or nothing.
I know that on our currency we print “In God We Trust.” I hope that is true for all of us but I have heard some self-proclaimed atheist swear there is no God, but I believe that same God loves them. Just as our currency is a communal way of acquiring our personal and family needs, so too should our trust in God be for the welfare of ourselves, our families and our community – in that order. The God that we trust is a personal, family and Communal God.
Our Lord Jesus, an exact Image of God, began life in his earthly family. His mother Mary, though poor by the world economy of her day, never had want as her Son and Savior could feed thousands with only a few fish and loaves. Mary trusted in Jesus. Jesus later moved out and into the community. And the communities in which he visited also followed him and trusted in him, although some didn’t. Jesus is present in our hearts, and families and communities today. But folks, we must trust in him, though we have not seen him in a visual way, still we must trust in him.
Let us pray:
Oh Lord Jesus Let your loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as we have put our trust in you. Help us with patience and kindness and tolerance as we meet one another today. Assists us dear Lord as we live into our trust in you. This we ask in your most holy Name. Amen.
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and our schools including St. Augustine in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
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