Prayer of
Trust in the Sacred Heart of Jesus
by
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Jesus, I believe in Your
personal love for one so sinful and worthless as I am. Heart of
Jesus, I put my trust in You.
I believe that Your love
for me is from all eternity and that it is as tender as a mother’s
love. Heart of Jesus, ...
I believe that You have
lovingly and wisely planned everything that shall ever happen to me.
Heart of Jesus, ...
I will never seek
pleasure forbidden by You and will never lose heart in my efforts to
be good. Heart of Jesus, …
I will accept the crosses
of life as I accept its joys, with a grateful heart, and I will
always pray, “Your holy will be done in all things.” Heart of
Jesus, …
You'll
not be worried or anxious about anything, for I know You will take
care of me. Heart of Jesus…
However weak or sinful I
may be, I will never doubt Your mercy. Heart of Jesus, …
In all my
temptations...Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
In all my weakness…Heart
of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
In all my sorrows…Heart
of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
In every
discouragement…Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
In all my
undertakings…Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
In life and in
death…Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.
Heart of love, I put all
my trust in you; for I fear all things from my own weakness, but I
hope for all things from Your goodness.
O God, who didst in
wondrous manner reveal to the virgin, Margaret Mary, the unsearchable
riches of Thy Heart, grant that loving Thee, after her example, in
all things and above all things, we may in Thy Heart find our abiding
home.
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This prayer of Trust in
the Sacred Heart of Jesus directly below was written by St. Margaret
Mary Alacoque, a 17th century French nun, pictured above, who
received numerous visions from Jesus in which he urged her to spread
devotion to His Sacred Heart.
During one of these, she saw His Sacred Heart in the
image we know best today as described here
in flames, surrounded by thorns, surmounted by the Cross, burning
with love so often unrequited for humanity!
It has been said that it is easier to love our Lord than to trust in Him. When we face our crosses, doubts naturally emerge. Am I doing what is right in God’s eyes? Can I discern the right path ahead in terms of jobs, family, and other such matters when there seem to be so many forks in the road? What about when I get anxious or scared that my crosses will overwhelm me? This prayer of Trust in our Lord is all the more comforting and powerful in that it goes straight to His Sacred Heart, asking us in effect to turn all our worries over to Him!
St. Margaret Mary called
confidence the “Key to the Heart of Jesus.” She once wrote “Have
great confidence in God and never distrust His mercy, which
infinitely surpasses all our misery.”
We must be patient as well as
persistent, however. It has been said that a
confiding soul’s perseverance in prayer will never be confounded.
At one point before she became a nun she cried out to Him looking for spiritual direction “Lord, give me someone to guide me!" To which our Lord replied: "Am I not sufficient for thee?" During one intense apparition, she cried out "Have pity on my weakness." Jesus replied "I shall be your strength."
It is no wonder then, that she once wrote “Notwithstanding my weakness, I am no longer afraid; I have placed my confidence in God Who can do all things, and from Whom I hope all things, for I rely not on myself.”
