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Trusting God means being at peace with what He does, what He decides.

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[Calpublican]

...and the grace to go through it. Amen

Good article.

[Thorliveshere]

Amen! Good article.

[daniel1212]

An old hymn with that title says, When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.

But the Msgr. is quoting a Protestant hymn! Where is the outrage from traditionalists who censure such us in their cultic defense of Mother Church?

"It Is Well With My Soul" is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. First published in Gospel Songs No. 2 by Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships.[2]

This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago that was extensively damaged by the great fire). His business interests were further hit by the economic downturn of 1873, at which time he had planned to travel to Europe with his family on the SS Ville du Havre. In a late change of plan, he sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire.

While crossing the Atlantic, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sea vessel, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford's daughters died. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone …". Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died.[3] Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel.[4]

he Spaffords later had three more children. On February 11, 1880, their son, Horatio Goertner Spafford, died at the age of four, of scarlet fever. Their daughters were Bertha Hedges Spafford (born March 24, 1878) and Grace Spafford (born January 18, 1881). Their Presbyterian church regarded their tragedy as divine punishment. In response, the Spaffords formed their own Messianic sect, dubbed "the Overcomers" by American press. In 1881, the Spaffords, including baby Bertha and newborn Grace, set sail for Ottoman-Turkish Palestine. The Spaffords settled in Jerusalem and helped found a group called the American Colony. Colony members, later joined by Swedish Christians, engaged in philanthropic work among the people of Jerusalem regardless of their religious affiliation and without proselytizing motives—thereby gaining the trust of the local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities. During and immediately after World War I, the American Colony played a critical role in supporting these communities through the great suffering and deprivations by running soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. The colony later became the subject of the Nobel prize-winning Jerusalem, by Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf.[3] < - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Is_Well_with_My_Soul/font>

I am still not at the place where i can sing all of this song in all circumstances...

[joethedrummer]

Thank you for posting!

This is an excellent message that doesn’t get taught in church too often anymore, Yet is essential!!!

[Raycpa]

So I’m not getting the Mercedes ?

[edwinland]

Fantastic thanks for posting. I sort-of knew this before but it was never as clear in my mind as it is after having read this article.

[Churchillspirit]

I always end my prayers with..."Thy will be done".

Sometimes that is hard to do - like when praying for a friend to recover from illness.

[boatbums]

This doesn’t happen very often but I completely agree with what the author is saying here. Unfortunately, this lesson all to often has to be learned by experience.

[Popman]

——In too many cases what people mean when they counsel trust is this: “Don’t worry, God will eventually give you what you’re looking for. Just keep praying and trust that He’ll come through for you.” What is meant by “coming through for you” is some answer on your terms; it’s as if to say, “God will eventually come around to your way of thinking. Hang in there and wait for God to answer (yourway). He’ll take care of things (in a way that pleases you).”

But this is not trust.——

Any Christian who thinks this way probably needs to dust off their Bible and read it...

or start attending a church teaches truth...not ear tickling nonsense...

[truth_seeker]

Short version, from Alcoholics Anonymous:

“Thy Will Be Done, Not Mine.”

[cloudmountain]

I’ve always known that God gives us what we need. He WOULD know, wouldn’t He, since He created our immortal souls?

[af_vet_1981]

Good post , thank you

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
Job, Catholic chapter thirteen, Protestant verses fifteen to eighteen,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[MEG33]

AMEN

[Vision Thing]

It is well with my soul that thy will be done.

[Elsie]

Trust GOD?

I’d rather trust Mary!!

http://americaneedsfatima.blogspot.com/2012/03/3-day-novena-to-our-lady-of-mount.html

—Catholic_Wannabe_Dude(Hail Mary!)

[definitelynotaliberal]

Thank you for posting this. Happy Thursday!

[ADSUM]

I believe that God know best!

[RichInOC]

Jesus, I trust in You. Help my mistrust.