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February 4, 2026
A Litany of Trust - 1
Dear Friends,
An essential part of faith is trust in God. It is a core quality if we are to have a life-giving, lasting, and deep relationship with God.
What is trust? It is the inner confidence that another person will treat you with care and respect. It is the feeling of assurance that you will be safe with that person, that you will not be taken advantage of and can be vulnerable with them. Trust is also the confidence that the other person will be reliable and will do what they say they will do.
Faith is not just a list of beliefs or moral laws. It is fundamentally a relationship with God or Jesus. Because of that, we can even say that faith is trust in God or Jesus.
Isn’t trust needed in any close or intimate relationship? Is it not essential in a relationship between husband and wife, or between a parent and son or daughter? Would a friendship deepen or endure without trust? Would two close friends consider marriage if they if did not trust one another?
Belief is part of faith, but it is different from trust. Belief entails my acceptance of certain truths about God. The statements in our Profession of Faith at Mass are a good example of this. These are beliefs and they are important and essential.
The difference between belief and trust is something like this. With belief, I believe that these things are true about this person, God. With trust, I go beyond belief and stake my life on God. I am willing to do what God or Jesus teaches. I feel assured that God or Jesus will be with me in my entire human journey and that what they promise about resurrection from the dead will happen.
Maybe another way of saying this is that trust is something like going from head to heart – from saying that I think this is true about God (belief) to entrusting my entire life and way of life to God (trust).
So, coming to trust God and entrusting ourselves to God is a crucial part of faith. Because I see this trust as so important, next week I will share a Litany of Trust that we can pray as a way to deepen our relationship with God.
Fr. Michael Schleupner
February 4, 2026
Trust – A Litany – 2
Dear Friends,
Last week’s column reflected on trust as an essential component of faith. Faith is fundamentally a relationship with God and, as with other close relationships, trust us very important. We must have trust if we are to have a life-giving, lasting, and deep relationship with God.
What follows is a Prayer or Litany of Trust in God. Some of this is my own composition. Some of it is from a source whose author is anonymous. I wish I could give appropriate credit, but I have not been able to identify the author. At any rate, I hope that you might find this to be a good prayer for yourself.
A Litany of Trust
From the fear that I am alone,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear that I am not enough,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear of failure and disappointment,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear of being misunderstood,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear of the future and the unknown,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear of making the wrong choice,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear of change and uncertainty,
Lord, I trust in You.
From the fear of suffering or loss,
Lord, I trust in You.
That You are always with me,
Lord, I trust in You.
That Your love does not depend on my success,
Lord, I trust in You.
That You can bring good from every situation,
Lord, I trust in You.
That You guide me even when I do not see the way,
Lord, I trust in You.
That You are patient with my weakness,
Lord, I trust in You.
That You desire my peace more than my perfection,
Lord, I trust in You.
That you will forgive me,
Lord, I trust in you.
That you never abandon or separate yourself from me,
Lord, I trust in You.
Closing Prayer:
Jesus, I place my worries, my anxieties, and my fears in your hands.
I also place my hopes, my future, and my whole life in Your care.
Teach me to trust You, my Lord and my God, today and each day.
I praise and thank you.
Amen.
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