{"id":31886,"date":"2026-06-19T01:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=31886"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:48:06","slug":"trust-conquers-anxiety-la-confianza-vence-a-la-angustia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/06\/19\/trust-conquers-anxiety-la-confianza-vence-a-la-angustia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust Conquers Anxiety \/ La Confianza Vence a la Angustia"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB – <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremiah had just prophesied the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity. Heartbroken, he even accused God of deceiving him into becoming a prophet. He tried to remain silent but lamented, \u201cI am weary of holding it in; I cannot!\u201d He went on to describe how he was persecuted, even being locked in the stocks overnight. Yet God\u2019s prophetic power welled up within him, giving him even more details about the destruction awaiting Jerusalem, the nation\u2019s leaders, and the Temple. He was denounced, but Jeremiah felt the LORD\u2019s protection and cried out: \u201cThe LORD is with me like a mighty champion; my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.\u201d The persecutions continued, but in the midst of them he proclaimed: \u201cSing to the LORD, praise the LORD, for He has rescued the life of the poor from the power of evildoers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint Paul taught Christians that through Adam, the father of all humanity, sin and death entered the world and corrupted the entire human race, even those who had not personally sinned. Death was present, along with Adam\u2019s sinfulness. In God\u2019s goodness, a second Adam came: Jesus Christ, God in human form. Humanity needed Christ, the God-Man, to atone for the sins of the world. Human beings lived and died under the shadow of the sin of one man. Yet we are encouraged by Paul\u2019s words: \u201cHow much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ overflow for the many?\u201d In this way, Paul explained the curse of original sin and our need for Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Matthew\u2019s Gospel, we have seen Jesus generously share His mission with the Twelve. Now we hear the encouragement He gave them. \u201cDo not be afraid,\u201d He told His disciples when they faced persecution, because God knows the depth of evil in their persecutors. What you have heard from Me in darkness or in whispers, proclaim from the housetops. Do not be afraid. People may kill the body, but they cannot kill the soul. God alone can destroy both soul and body in hell. Your Father knows when a sparrow falls to the ground. He counts every hair on your head. Therefore, brothers and sisters, take what Jesus said to the Apostles as spoken also to you: \u201cEveryone who acknowledges Me before others, I will acknowledge before My heavenly Father. But whoever denies Me before others, I will deny before My heavenly Father.\u201d Trust in that promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLord, in Your great love, answer me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus chose not to speak or act alone. Thus, at the beginning of Matthew\u2019s Gospel, He called Matthew, a collector of Roman taxes\u2014a scandal in the eyes of the Pharisees. Then Jesus forgave a paralytic\u2019s sins before healing him, which provoked even greater outrage. Nevertheless, Matthew went on to list the twelve Apostles. He placed himself alongside Thomas the skeptic and did not hesitate to call Judas a traitor. In spite of everything, Jesus shared His mission with them. He sent them forth and commanded them: \u201cAs you go, make this proclamation: \u2018The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.\u2019 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.\u201d They had received freely; they were to give freely. Jesus was not selfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Confianza Vence a la Angustia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jerem\u00edas acababa de profetizar la ca\u00edda de Jerusal\u00e9n y el cautiverio babil\u00f3nico. Desconsolado, incluso culp\u00f3 a Dios de haberle enga\u00f1ado para que fuera profeta. Intent\u00f3 guardar silencio pero lament\u00f3: “\u00a1Me canso de contenerme, no puedo!” Continu\u00f3 describiendo c\u00f3mo fue perseguido, incluso encerrado en un cepo durante la noche. Sin embargo, el poder prof\u00e9tico de Dios surgi\u00f3 en \u00e9l, dando a\u00fan m\u00e1s detalles sobre la destrucci\u00f3n que aguardaba a Jerusal\u00e9n, a la \u00e9lite del pa\u00eds y al Templo. Le denunciaron, pero Jerem\u00edas sinti\u00f3 la protecci\u00f3n del SE\u00d1OR y grit\u00f3: “El Se\u00f1or est\u00e1 conmigo, como un poderoso campe\u00f3n: mis perseguidores tropezar\u00e1n, no prevalecer\u00e1n.” Las persecuciones continuaron, pero en medio de ellas llamaba: “\u00a1Cantad al SE\u00d1OR, alabad al SE\u00d1OR, porque ha salvado la vida de los pobres del poder de los malhechores!”
 
San Pablo ense\u00f1\u00f3 a los cristianos que por Ad\u00e1n, padre de toda la humanidad, el pecado y la muerte entraron en el mundo y corrompieron a toda la humanidad, incluso a quienes no pecaron personalmente. La muerte estaba ah\u00ed, y tambi\u00e9n la pecaminosidad de Ad\u00e1n. En la bondad de Dios vino un segundo Ad\u00e1n, Jesucristo, Dios en forma humana. Necesitaba al Dios\/Hombre Cristo, para expiar el pecado de la humanidad. Los humanos viv\u00edan y mor\u00edan bajo el manto del pecado de un solo hombre. Sin embargo, nos emociona la palabra de Pablo: “\u00bfCu\u00e1nto m\u00e1s se desbord\u00f3 la gracia de Dios y el don misericordioso del \u00fanico hombre Jesucristo por la mayor\u00eda?” As\u00ed explic\u00f3 Pablo la maldici\u00f3n del pecado original y nuestra necesidad de Cristo.
 
De Mateo hemos visto a Jes\u00fas compartir generosamente su misi\u00f3n con los Doce. Ahora escuchamos el apoyo que les dio. Si os persiguen, les dijo a los disc\u00edpulos: “No les tem\u00e9is”, porque Dios conoce la profundidad de su mal. Lo que hab\u00e9is o\u00eddo de m\u00ed en oscuridad o susurros, gr\u00edtalo desde los tejados; No tengas miedo. Matan el cuerpo, pero no pueden matar tu alma. Dios puede destruir el alma y el cuerpo en el infierno. Tu padre sabe cu\u00e1ndo cae un gorri\u00f3n. Cuenta cada cabello de vuestra cabeza. As\u00ed que, hermanos y hermanas, tomad lo que Jes\u00fas dijo a los Ap\u00f3stoles como tambi\u00e9n para vosotros: “Todo aquel que me reconoce ante los dem\u00e1s lo reconocer\u00e9 ante mi Padre celestial. Pero quien me niegue ante los dem\u00e1s, lo negar\u00e9 ante mi Padre celestial.” Conf\u00eda en esa promesa.
 
“Se\u00f1or, en tu gran amor, resp\u00f3ndeme.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB – Jeremiah had just prophesied the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity. Heartbroken, he even accused God of deceiving him into becoming a prophet. He tried to remain silent but lamented, \u201cI am weary of holding it in; I cannot!\u201d He went on to describe how he was persecuted, even being locked in the stocks overnight. Yet God\u2019s prophetic … Continuar leyendo Trust Conquers Anxiety \/ La Confianza Vence a la Angustia<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":12531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[777629889,2343517,20310044],"tags":[782003455],"class_list":["post-31886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news","tag-fr-ed-liptak"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-8ii","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/intouch-scripture-graphic-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C510&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31886"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31914,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31886\/revisions\/31914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}