The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Who do you trust?" was the primary question in today's homily. Do we trust in money, our own strength, our possessions? All of these will give out over time. When we put our trust in God, we are open to an unlimited resource. God's love is greater than the wants and desires we have in this world.

Luke's Gospel today combines the "Blessed Be" list with the "Woe Be" tally, but the message stays true. Those who rely entirely on their abilities and wealth are doomed to feel loss. Meanwhile, God brings hope to the hopeless.

I struggle giving myself over to God's care. I fall into the trap of thinking that if I only had more money that things would be better. I often try to do things my own way on my own strength rather than open myself to God's will and care. Inevitably, my own strength fails. Yet when I trust in the Lord, my life finds blessings that I had never imagined on my own.

You'd think that I'd simply keep my trust in Him no matter what. Unfortunately, I start to think that those blessings were somehow due to my own abilities. I become complacent and overconfident, and I lose sight of my true benefactor.

I need to remind myself to keep my trust in Him.