Walking by Faith

I don't know about you, but sometimes, when I pray about a situation but see nothing changing, there's a temptation to think that my prayers are doing no good. I have to remind myself that God's thoughts and ways are far above mine (Isaiah 55:8-9), and I can't hope to understand His plans. Yesterday afternoon, as I prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, I told Jesus, "I trust in You, even if my eyes don't see your mercy." I made/renewed a conscious decision to believe in His infinite love and mercy, regardless of what I could or couldn't see.

Several minutes later, my friend M sent me a message. She was feeling so ill, she was unlocking her apartment door in case she needed to call EMTs. While wondering if I should go to her (40 minute drive one way and through construction), I asked friends for prayers and prayed another Chaplet of Divine Mercy again, just for her. Next I called T, a mutual friend who lives much closer to M, but T wasn't available to check on her. Then I got in the car.

I found M doing better. While I was driving there, L, another mutual friend, had called M "out of the blue" and suggested something to M that had helped her. So, I did see God's mercy at work. Very grateful that He showed M (and me) His goodness...

Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" (John 11:40)