“Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will act
and make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
your justice like noonday.”
I came across a small paragraph in Fr. Michael Najim's book, Radical Surrender: Letters to Seminarians, that pointed to Joe as a model for trust:
"Consider St. Joseph. He is a model of trust. the Gospel stories about Joseph so clearly indicated that he placed his absolute trust in the Lord. Once the Lord spoke to him, he did not question; he simply acted. God said, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home' (Mt. 1:20). So Joseph chose not to be afraid, and he took Mary into his home. Then God said, 'Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt' (Mt. 2:13). So, Joseph rose and took Jesus and Mary to Egypt. He did not question; he just acted. He placed his trust in God..." (pg. 25)
How true it is that Joe is a model of trust! How wonderful it is to behold Joe as a splendid example of what is spoken of in Psalm 37! Indeed, Joe trusted in the LORD and certainly the LORD made his "righteousness shine like the dawn" and his "justice like the noonday."
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