Trust Vs. Presumption

Act of Contrition:

O my God,
I am heartily sorry for
having offended Thee,
and I detest all my sins,
because I dread the loss of heaven,
and the pains of hell;
but most of all because
they offend Thee, my God,
Who are all good and
deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve,
with the help of Thy grace,
to confess my sins,
to do penance,
and to amend my life.
Amen.

Trust versus Presumption of God's mercy are two different things according to the presiding priest on the Divine Mercy mass. Presuming God will pour out His grace on us even when we sin might lead us to destruction. Trusting God to never leave us wanting of His mercy means we are confident to walk away from sins even when life on earth proves to be difficult.

The promise that there is something beyond life here on earth gives much hope to everyone who undergoes hardships while following the Christian life. If I were asked a year ago what I would do without a job, I wouldn't have been able to give an answer. Instead, I would have been terrified.

Fast forward to today, I have no job and now looking for one that doesn't compromise my faith is proving to be very hard. I have no money of my own and I only survive through the grace of God by way of the people around me. I have survived two months on God's mercy. It has been the toughest two months in my life so far and I'm pressing forward through the strength that God has given me.

Hence the Act of Contrition. Now that I know that God's mercy poured out on me again by confession and communion with the Holy Eucharist on Divine Mercy Sunday, my sins are forgiven, I was made pure again. My soul is well, and now I continue my struggle to tread the narrow, righteous path that God is asking me to follow.

I submit myself to the Lord's will and know that whatever happens, my soul is secure. What's left for me to do is to walk in faith and in the hope of the promise He made to everyone who believes in him: Eternal life.

Blessed be the name of the Lord!