“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in God. Trust also in me."
John 14:1
"Our hearts are continually prone to wander from Him; prosperity and enjoyment all too easily satisfy us, dull our spiritual perception, and unfit us for full communion with Himself. It is an unspeakable mercy that the Father comes with His chastisement, makes the world round us all dark and unattractive, leads us to feel more deeply our sinfulness, and for a time lose our joy in what was becoming so dangerous.
Though He has indeed no pleasure in afflicting us, He will not keep back even the most painful chastisement if He can but thereby guide His beloved child to come home."
Andrew Murray, Abide in Christ, 1895
"Do not be afraid little flock, for your Father delights to welcome you into His kingdom."
Luke 12:32
"Defy the world with love, and a light will come into your life. If we love and serve the Lord, as He loves us, we need have no fear, despite our human weakness. Do not fear the blowing and bluster of men, for as you will see soon enough they are but shadows, a tempest of dust, for a day.
Jesus, I trust in you."
Jesse, Nous, Les Petits de Dieu, 17 January 2025
"To escape the pain caused by regret for the past or fear about the future, this is the rule to follow: leave the past to the infinite mercy of God, the future to His good Providence, and give the present wholly to His love by being faithful to His grace.”
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, L'Abandon a la Providence Divine
Our starry-eyed markets finally shook off their Panglossian mispricing of risk.
At least for a day. Ahead of a long holiday weekend.
Stocks fell.
VIX ticked up off its recent lows.
The Dollar chopped sideways.
Gold and silver exploded higher in what looked like a flight to safety.
A nice way to say goodby to August, and look forward to the three day weekend with the national holiday on Monday.
There are quite a few things one can be concerned about: the lopsided economy, the erosion of personal freedom, the undermining of the Constitution, complicity with mass murder, the normalization of aggressive war, and the moral decline and servile corruption of the Western elite.
We see the darkness and madness advancing, in a most shameful moment in history. And we are at the center of it.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Have a pleasant weekend.
