During prayer before this morning's Mass, I felt that I could really trust Jesus. I could go to him with anything, complaint or thanksgiving. I could hug him, or just lean or rest on him.
Today's Gospel reading from Matthew is about the multiplication of the fish and loaves. At the beginning, Jesus saw the vast crowd and was moved with pity for them. Elsewhere in the Gospels, we learned that Jesus felt the sorrows of the people and was moved with deep emotions. This means that if you or I am in a miserable state, he knows and will take pity on us, we can be sure. We can confidently put all our trust in him.
Recently, a couple of my relatives were in deep misery because of what happened to their own children. One is a Catholic who attends Mass regularly and the other is a Protestant fairly active in her church. You talked to them to help, but the moment you suggested that they pray and trust in God for their burdens, they listened, then continued right on with their sad stories ~ it's as if they wanted to remain in their state. I guess they were so mired in their misery that they couldn't think of anything else, not even letting the Lord in to help. What a pity!
We must learn to turn to the Lord at the first moment we feel distressed for whatever reason. In fact, we should turn to him as often as possible, even when we are happy, so that the Lord indeed becomes our refuge.
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