Gus Lloyd, host of “Seize the Day” on Sirius Radio, the Catholic Channel, posts a 60-second reflection on his personal website everyday. Here is the one that we talked about on the air yesterday:

Troubled Hearts
Today in the first reading, Paul continues his address to those in the synagogue in Antioch. And in the Gospel reading, we see Jesus in the upper room, at the Last Supper. He has just finished washing the disciples’ feet when He says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.”
That sounds like sound advice from Jesus, doesn’t it? Do not let your hearts be troubled. Think about the timing of these words. Jesus knew that the disciples’ world was about to come crashing down. He was on His way to the cross. He, if anyone, should know about a troubled heart.

It’s not always easy to not have a troubled heart, is it? Lord, what about my sick spouse? What about my kids that have fallen away from You? What about my financial troubles? What about (fill in the blank)? Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that God has all this under control. I think there’s a kind of mathematical formula to this: the more faith we have, the less our hearts will be troubled. More faith = less troubled heart. Maybe the reason I still struggle with this so much is that I was never very good at math!
Father, increase our faith in You today. Help us to remember that You have a plan, and that plan always includes what is best for us. Amen.