When Trusting God Is Hard

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Written By Josh Powell
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During a recent conversation regarding how trusting God can be difficult, a friend sent me this litany. If you are less familiar with litanies, historically they are prayers consisting of invocations and supplications. The refrain is repeated after each line. It stirred my heart to trust God more.

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I would invite you to pick a line or two to include in your own prayer time today.

Litany Of Trust | Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, Sister of Life

That You are continually holding me
sustaining me, loving me
Jesus, I trust in you.
That Your love goes deeper than my
sins and failings, and transforms me
Jesus, I trust in you.
That not knowing what tomorrow
brings is an invitation to lean on You
Jesus, I trust in you.
That you are with me in my suffering
Jesus, I trust in you.
That my suffering, united to Your own,
will bear fruit in this life and the next
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You will not leave me orphan,
that You are present in Your Church
Jesus, I trust in you.


That Your plan is better
than anything else
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You always hear me and in
Your goodness always respond to me
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You give me the grace to accept
forgiveness and to forgive others
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You give me all the strength
I need for what is asked
Jesus, I trust in you.
That my life is a gift
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You will teach me to trust You
Jesus, I trust in you.
That You are my Lord and my God
Jesus, I trust in you.
That I am Your beloved one
Jesus, I trust in you.

Amen.

*This beautiful prayer was written by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, Sister of Life.

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