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Show SACRED HEART LEAGUE. The General Intention Recommended by His lloli- ness, Pius X Confidence in God. Confidence in God is a complex virtue, and for the increase of each of. its elements in us we must pray this month. It. embraces in the first place the virtue of faith. Do you believe, asks our Lord of the sick man, that I can heal you? Now our faith may spring not only from the. words" but from the actions of . a freidraud we have both sources with regard to our faith' in God. "By reason of the misery of the needy and the groans of the poor, now will I arise,. saith the Lord. I will. set him in safety" (Psalm xi). His whole life on earth with its miracles and untiring charity is a constant exhortation ex-hortation to this same.faitl. He helped so many, surely "If 1 but touch .the hem of His garment," if I but appeal-to Him, He will help me. And thus our faith springing from God's words and actions generates in us an assurance, a strong hope of His help towards us.. Besides, hesitancy and distrust displease God. "O jrou of little faith, why did you doubt The burden of II is whole life and teaching is "Confidence." Come to Me with your cares and I will reiresh you; with your bur- i dens and I will' relieve you. Consider the lilies of the field, your Father clothes them; thfe birds of the. air, your Father feeds them. Are not you more than then? Confidence then. No word is impossible impos-sible with God. , But while confidence embraces faith and hope, it includes also self-reliance and self-exertion. "Do manfully" is God's command to us. Only the coward cow-ard throws down his arms and runs away when the tide of battle begins to turn against him. So in life when cares and troubles crowd on us, when misfortune, disappointment and failure oppress us", "I will deal confidently and will not fear." God is our helper, yes but help presupposes something already, being done. . I will do my part therefore and God will work with me. "Behold, God is my Savior. T will deal confidently and will not fear; . because the Lord is my strength and my praise and He is become my salvation. (Isaias xii); 4. : : |