You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3
“Surrender to me does not mean to fret, to be upset, or to lose hope, nor does it mean offering to me a worried prayer asking me to follow you and change your worry into prayer. It is against this surrender, deeply against it, to worry, to be nervous and to desire to think about the consequences of anything. It is like the confusion that children feel when they ask their mother to see to their needs, and then try to take care of those needs for themselves so that their childlike efforts get in their mother’s way. Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul, to turn away from thoughts of tribulation and to put yourself in my care, so that only I act, saying, “You take care of it.”
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!
Day 2 of 9 of The Surrender Novena by Dolindo Ruotolo (1882-1970).
Do you find yourself placidly closing the eyes of your soul and trust God to take care of your anxieties an worries? I hope The Surrender Novena reminds you that Jesus can take care of everything, whether or big or small, that brings you worry for fear.
Remember, fear is the leading hindrance to generosity. We must root out all fear, surrender all worry and learn to trust in God more and more each day. For me, I am finding on day 2 of the novena that the repetition of the surrender statement does something deep within me.
It gives me an honest look at my inner man. Often, I am like the little child who is getting in the way. So, I am choosing to trust Him more deeply. Though the issues in life seem huge, I can placidly close my eyes, give my cares to God, and live generously because He’s been so good to me.