Trust in God's promises

Sisters and brothers in Christ, in today's first reading, we see how our conversations with God often go:

Us: ". . .our hope is lost. . ."

God: "I [have] put my spirit in you that you may live. . . I have promised, and I will do [as I have promised]. . ."

Can we trust in God's promises? Yes, we can and Jesus tells us how in today's Gospel, saying: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment."

We tend to trust people we have a personal relationship with and what is the first commandment but an invitation from God to enter into a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When we encounter Jesus and talk with him on a regular basis (a.k.a., daily prayers), we come to believe and trust these words from our Lord and not lose hope:

"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me."