The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever. -St. Leo the Great
What is trust? To trust is to believe that there is something else beyond what you can see. It is to have the heart to hope in something farther, something deeper, something that is currently veiled from plain sight.
To trust is to place one’s faith in things that will happen in time. It is to have peace amidst the chaos currently surrounding you. It is to be able to hold on through the night, looking forward towards the sunrise no matter how great the darkness, no matter how strong the storm.
To trust is to never let go of miracles, such as how an acorn can grow into a towering oak, or how a caterpillar can turn into a beautiful butterfly. It is the way that things can still turn out well despite and in spite all the bad things that have already taken place.
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. – Hebrews 11, WEB
The thing about hope is that it’s a positive force that shines the most when it’s dark. When everything’s going well, we hardly notice it’s there. But when things go against us, when our dreams fade and when we see no immediate reprieve from our troubles, that’s when hope does its best work for us.
"Where Hope Can Be Found"