“[. . .] He does nothing in vain; He may prolong my life, He may shorten it; He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me among strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide the future from me—still He knows what He is about.

Do we have that trust? The trust that allowed Simon and Andrew, and James and John to drop everything when Jesus called. To trust that whatever they were and were not, they could be part of Jesus’ plan?”
- Susan Stabile, Creo en Dios 01-22-12

“– still He knows what he is about.”

Painfully pushed, forced and thrust into the unknown and then severed from the safety and nourishment of shared existence, new life begins to shroud us from our awakening before our eyes can see, before our heart can love, before our mind can discern and before richness in soul defines. Before discovery of self begins to unfold; our perception, our image, our visual appearance is being chronicled for us. A name is given, announcements are proclaimed, clothing covers our innocence and our presentation for acceptance precedes our arrival, our arrival of self. Imagine the trauma, the guilt, the shame and the horror when the hard edges of reality, our existence, our body, do not match our gender, our mind or our soul. Consider the fear of being trapped in the cultural snare of reality that proclaims our existence proof positive of the most heinous of sins.

We are all part of Jesus’ plan. Trust in Him. The gift of life is given freely and with one request. That we reverence, nurture and share our gift with all of creation. When acted upon, His request will ensure each new today, shared in the light, will offer new tomorrows that will expand the circle of love around the Lord’s Table.

Though the journey may be long and arduous, our actions (and words) prepare the way for others to follow. Can we ask for more? More can and should be asked of all.

Blessed with His grace and love, we can trust in Him, …“He knows what he is about.”