Thursday of the First Week of Lent - Reflection

We are reminded in today's readings that the Lord is near to all who call upon HIM. All we have to do is turn our lives over to HIM and fully trust in HIS power to help us in our distress. Like Queen Esther, we all have events in our lives that seem hopeless. The problem is we spend a lot of time and energy trying to fix things on our own. When we "let go and let GOD" we find that HE has the better plan! No one on earth cares for us or loves us more than our creator, but HE will not force himself on us – we have to make the choice to follow HIM. When we do this, we can sing praise like the psalmist "Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me!"