
ROSE COTTAGE BLESSINGS
Spiritual Notes from the Lake
BY COLLEEN MARIE LASKY
LITANY OF TRUST

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
From the belief that I have to earn your love, deliver me Jesus.
From the fear that I am unlovable, deliver me Jesus.
From the false security that I have what it takes, deliver me Jesus.
From the fear that trusting you will leave me more destitute, deliver me Jesus.
From all suspicions of your words and promises, deliver me Jesus.
From the rebellion of childlike dependency on you, deliver me Jesus.
From anxiety about the future, deliver me Jesus.
From excessive obsession about resentment from the past, deliver me Jesus.
From restless self-seeking in the moment, deliver me Jesus.
From disbelief in your love and your presence, deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being asked to give more than I have, deliver me Jesus.
From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth, deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of what love demands, deliver me Jesus.
From discouragement, deliver me Jesus.
That you are continually holding me, loving me, sustaining me, Jesus I trust in you.
That your love goes deeper than my sins and failings and transforms me, Jesus I trust in you.
That not knowing what tomorrow brings is an invitation to lean on you, Jesus I trust in you.
That you are with me in my suffering, Jesus I trust in you.
That my suffering united to yours will bear fruit in this life and the next, Jesus I trust in you.
That you will not leave me orphan, that you are present in your Church, Jesus I trust in you.
That your plan is better than anything else, Jesus I trust in You.
That you always hear me and, in your goodness, always respond to me, Jesus I trust in you.
That you give me the grace to accept forgiveness and to forgive others, Jesus I trust in you.
That you give me all the strength I need in all that is asked, Jesus I trust in you.
That my life is a gift, Jesus I trust in you.
That you will teach me to trust you, Jesus I trust in you.
That you are my Lord and my God, Jesus I trust in you.
That I am your beloved one, Jesus I trust in you.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
By Sister Faustina Maria Pia, of the Sisters of Life