March 20, 2026

A wooden cross draped with purple cloth stands before congregants praying in a stone church.

“Jesus moved about within Galilee; he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but as it were in secret. Some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, “Is he not the one they are trying to kill? And look, he is speaking openly and they say nothing to him. Could the authorities have realized that he is the Christ? But we know where he is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.” So Jesus cried out in the temple area as he was teaching and said, “You know me and also know where I am from. Yet I did not come on my own, but the one who sent me, whom you do not know, is true. I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.” So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.” —John 7:1-2,10, 25-30

The unity of the Holy Trinity is beyond all human understanding. The complexity, the relationship, the love, mercy, and power of God are hard to comprehend. Yet a soul in the presence of God sees as God sees, knows as God knows, and suddenly the mysteries of the faith and complexity of God become so simple. Until that day, our faith is enough to trust in Him, that He has a plan that will lead us to eternity in His Kingdom.

Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, pray for us.

Jesus, I trust in you.

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