The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed;
a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD,
have never forsaken those who seek you.   

Trust must be important, especially today.  It shows up in Psalm 9, verse 10, as well as most of the psalms, gospels and other readings for this day.

I know what trust is, and I bet you do, too.  But do we really? I decided to see what a Bible reference guide had to say.

Here’s what I found:

TRUST – see faith
FAITH – see trust
HOPE – see faith

It’s easy to see that the three are so intertwined that there’s no having one without the other.  That knowledge gives us a better understanding of trust. Trusting God means our FAITH doesn’t waver when things are not turning out the way we planned.  Trusting God means we have a reason to HOPE, even when we are in the worst of times. As we reflect, fast and give alms during this Lenten season, let us also take a little time to rejoice in how comforting it is to trust in the Lord!

-Lynn Phillips