January 19, 2013 – Psalms 123 – 126

The last of these Psalms talks about those that returned from exile.  We are going through Ezekiel now, which talks a lot about the exile.  We see in the Psalm that when Israel comes back from exile, they do so rejoicing and thanking God.  Even though they left in weeping, they come back with joy and laughter.  Ezekiel talks a lot about trusting in God and how the reason for the exile is a lack of trust.  The fact that Israel was weeping as they left, does not mean necessarily that there was no trust.  You can be sad about something and still trust in the Lord.  I image a funeral for a loved one and the sadness that comes with that.  But being sad at the loss does not mean you do not trust in the Lord’s decision.  Sadness is a feeling, and like with most feelings, does not, or should not, have a great effect on us.  Trust is a act that you do.  This act does not require any certain feeling one way or the other.  Trusting in God does not mean you must be jovial at a funeral any more that it means you need to feel happy every time you go to Mass.  Feelings are irrelevant to our actions and trusting in God is an action.