A question on the minds of people recently has been about when will life get back to normal? That is understandable given the level of disruption and anxiety we have endured these past 12 months. , The psalm shows us that there’s no use pretending to God that all is well when it isn’t. Optimism is not faith, but we’re sometimes tempted to think it is, which is why loss and grief can knock the stuffing out of us and cause us to doubt any faith we may have in God. St Patrick whose life we celebrated on Wednesday knew this: “God beneath you, God in front of you, God behind you, God above you, God within you.” GORDON LINNEY

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2021 07:15 UTC