Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.

The verse from today’s psalm speaks volumes to us. Our comfort is in the Lord, and that comfort is only fulfilled if we hope in Him.

Jesus focused His discourse from today’s Gospel on the hypocrites, the flashy and the out-there. They did not hope in the Lord, nor did they have any need for Him. What they needed and desired was the acclaim of the world.

If you hope in the world, if you wish to go the way of the world, you will need to seek your comfort there. Guess what, you will not find it. Oh, you may find momentary pleasures, a great meal, an engrossing film, a beautiful vacation, a night of passion. But when it is all over you are left with a need to find the next best thing.

Jesus offers us the eternal best thing —“ heaven. He offers us an eternity in the magnificent presence of the Holy Trinity. All we need to do is find our comfort in Him, in the Lord, in Jesus. There’s no need to look for it, He is always before you.

There are those out there, other so-called Churches, that are seeking to redefine scripture, the Trinity, morality, the sacraments, and the truth of Jesus Christ as the means to salvation.

What they seek has been before them all the while, but they have put their hope in the world, in the current trend, in the moment. They have confused themselves so much that they have become like blind men.

Why did Jesus heal the blind? Was it because he was a nice guy who liked to dabble in healing? No, he healed those who came to Him in faith. He told them, —Your faith has healed you.—

Have faith in the Lord, resolve to follow His ways, repent, bear your cross, and let your hearts take comfort because you have placed your hope in the Lord.