What do we place our trust in?  Our government? The Laws of our nation?  Our corporations?  The medical profession?   The news media?   Deciding what to place our confidence in has been more of a struggle lately. What can we believe in to give us a confidence of integrity, honesty, and justice?

Trust
BY THOMAS R. SMITH

It’s like so many other things in life
to which you must say no or yes.
So you take your car to the new mechanic.
Sometimes the best thing to do is trust.

The package left with the disreputable-looking
clerk, the check gulped by the night deposit,
the envelope passed by dozens of strangers—
all show up at their intended destinations.

The theft that could have happened doesn’t.
Wind finally gets where it was going
through the snowy trees, and the river, even
when frozen, arrives at the right place.

And sometimes you sense how faithfully your life
is delivered, even though you can’t read the address

 

Soul Matters Theme for February: What does it mean to be a community of trust.

Topics: Trust