I (Part 2 of 5)
St. Faustina’s feast day is October 5th. So this week we're unpacking the prayer Jesus revealed to St. Faustina: "Jesus, I trust in you." Each day we'll reflect on the power and meaning contained in these five simple words.
"Jesus, I trust in you."
I trust in you.
Such a small word, but it carries enormous weight. Because trust isn't something that happens to us—it's something we do.
The prayer doesn't say "Trust exists" or "Trust is present" or even "Trust flows." It says I trust. It's active. It's personal. It's a choice I make.
No one else can trust for me. My spouse can't trust on my behalf. My pastor can't do my trusting. My parents can't trust for their adult children.
Trust is radically personal. It requires my will, my decision, my "yes."
And that's both the difficulty and the beauty of it. God doesn't override our will, even when it comes to trusting Him. He doesn't force trust upon us or manufacture it in us without our consent.
He waits for our I. He waits for us to choose.
This means every time we pray "Jesus, I trust in you," we're not just reciting words. We're making a decision. We're exercising our will. We're saying, "In this moment, with all that I am, I choose to trust."
It's the difference between wishing trust existed and actually trusting. Between hoping someone else will handle it and taking responsibility ourselves.
The prayer puts the choice squarely where it belongs: with me.