{"id":4053,"date":"2025-06-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:10:36","slug":"trusting-the-sacred-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2025\/06\/27\/trusting-the-sacred-heart\/benedictine-spirituality\/4053\/","title":{"rendered":"Trusting the Sacred Heart."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today we\u2019re celebrating the feast of the Sacred Heart. The readings are full of the rich imagery that fuel the feast. There\u2019s the good shepherd in Ezekiel, echoed in the gospel parable of the lost sheep. Then there\u2019s St Paul\u2019s reflection on the love of God being poured into our hearts from his letter to the Romans, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m reflecting:

\u201cWe are filled with joyful trust in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ through whom we have already gained our reconciliation.\u201d<\/em>

This joyful trust Paul describes is easy when life is good, when our national and international institutions seem stable and to have our best interests at heart. When our needs are met we can believe God\u2019s love is poured out into our hearts, and trust the promise of reconciliation that Paul speaks of.

It\u2019s not so easy when we are surrounded by uncertainties, wars and fears. In times of uncertainty, suffering and pain we can be drawn into despair and hopelessness. The harshness of daily life and our fear of the future can smother the love, joy and trust that are the heart of the gospel.

Yet, it is when life is at its hardest and most challenging that we need that joyful trust. The harsher our world becomes the more we need the transforming love of God to be poured into our hearts to nurture and sustain us both in our personal struggles and in our interactions with others.

I\u2019m grateful for Paul\u2019s reminder that whatever challenge and uncertainty we face we can trust that God\u2019s love will be with us, sustaining, comforting, healing.

What helps you to keep trusting Christ\u2019s promise in difficult times?
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