Do Not Put Your Trust in Princes, in Human Beings, Who Cannot Save
We confuse our wishes with God’s Plan — so he humbles us
We confuse our wishes with God’s Plan, making people our primary source of wisdom: What does Father say? What about my friends? Or Tucker?
- We count on people to do things — until they let us down.
- We ask the priest, “what’s the answer” before we think to look in the Bible ourselves.
- We trust Twitter and TV to tell us “what will happen” rather than taking the time to pray.
The lesson is: Don’t trust people — trust Jesus.
“Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day, their plans come to nothing.” (Psalm 146:3–4, NIV).
St. Faustina, the first saint canonized in the 21st century, spent years seeking wisdom from the most reliable source: sharing everything with Jesus. He told her much (enough to fill 700 pages).
Knowing our modern world is easily influenced by images and short slogans, he had one three-word message he asked the Polish nun to share with the world.
He told her to commission a distinctive painting with a three-word message: “Jezu Ufam…
