Trust in Me

Notes of meeting on 2 October 2012

Trust in me, I will not leave you orphaned.

Paul shipwrecked - Lord save us from the storms of life external and internal
Job under the shade of the tree - Lord despite all the difficulties and hardfships we face let us trust in you
Woman with oil and meal - Lord you can use what little we have to provide great abundance

Micah 4 v 1-7
1 But in days to come Yahweh's Temple Mountain will tower above the mountains, rise higher than the hills.

2 Then the peoples will stream to it, then many nations will come and say, 'Come, we will go up to Yahweh's mountain, to the Temple of the God of Jacob, so that he may teach us his ways and we may walk in his paths; for the Law issues from Zion and Yahweh's word from Jerusalem.'
3 He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate between mighty nations. They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into bill-hooks. Nation will not lift sword against nation or ever again be trained to make war.
4 But each man will sit under his vine and fig tree with no one to trouble him. The mouth of Yahweh Sabaoth has spoken.
5 For all peoples go forward, each in the name of its god, while we go forward in the name of Yahweh our God for ever and ever.
6 That day -- declares Yahweh- I shall gather in the lame and bring together the strays and those whom I have treated harshly.
7 From the footsore I shall make a remnant, and from the far-flung a mighty nation. And Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion thenceforth and for ever.

Psalm 129 (130)
1 [Song of Ascents] From the depths I call to you, Yahweh:

2 Lord, hear my cry. Listen attentively to the sound of my pleading!
3 If you kept a record of our sins, Lord, who could stand their ground?
4 But with you is forgiveness, that you may be revered.
5 I rely, my whole being relies, Yahweh, on your promise.
6 My whole being hopes in the Lord, more than watchmen for daybreak; more than watchmen for daybreak
7 let Israel hope in Yahweh. For with Yahweh is faithful love, with him generous ransom;
8 and he will ransom Israel from all its sins.

Notes of meeting 25 September 2010

We sang "Remember the first love His Spirit within", and all the other songs where about our heart in one way or another.
We must try to hold on to our "First love experience with God" the first time Gods love became special to us as an individual, and regaining and holding on to that.
In "The Imitation of Christ" Thomas A Kempis encourages us not to be defeated by our weaknesses for they are always with us, no matter how holy we are, or secluded. Our task is to endure and progress with Gods help for He is always there to raise us up from sin, or depression.
At Sacred Heart Church for what was Fr John Paul's last mass before going to Rome to teach new Priests. He quoted two phrases, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. He did not like that or find it true. The second was no pain no gain! This he preferred linking it with the command from Christ to, take up our cross and follow Him. I felt a determination come into my mind to carry my cross with less moaning and more acceptance. The link is the state of our heart, is it full of love for God or pity for our weaknesses and failures.