Trust

We cannot predict the future, and living with this uncertainty asks us to experience a level of vulnerability that can often feel disconcerting. We understandably don’t desire to be surprised by difficult things, but in a state of vigilance we can also reduce our capacity to notice and experience wonder and delight. When we invite ourselves to surrender to, rather than control, life, we can cultivate greater ease and trust in all that we cannot know. “Courageous trust” is how Br. David Steindl-Rast refers to faith. Grateful Living calls us to actively cultivate courageous trust in life as we open ourselves to the mystery and possibility held in every moment, allowing us to expand our capacity to feel more at home in our dynamic, miraculous world.