When We Simply Come to God in Trust--March 14, 2017

When our minds are darkened, O God,

we suppose that you are a land of thick darkness.

We become futile in our thinking--we look for signs

and wonders as proof that you are with us,

and when we do not see them,

we come to you no more.

The royal official sought out Jesus

because he feared his little boy would die.

He came to ask for healing, nothing else in mind,

no time to waste on proof of power to heal.

Jesus delivered him from his fears.

Help us learn from this father.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 34; 146; 25; 91

Jer. 2:1-13, 29-32

Rom. 1:16-25

John 4:43-54

Selected Verses

Ps. 34:4

I sought the LORD, and he answered me,
          and delivered me from all my fears. 

Jer. 2:31

And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
          or a land of thick darkness?
Why then do my people say, “We are free,
          we will come to you no more”? 

Rom. 1:21

…for though [the wicked] knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened.

John 4:48-50a

Then Jesus said to [the royal official], "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe."  The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my little boy dies."  Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live."