"I know how hard it can be for us to trust God when the circumstances of our life seem so grim," Reverend Ben Payne writes.

We are entering the final stretch of our Lenten journey. This Fifth Sunday of Lent invites us to look forward with hope in the mercy of God, who constantly calls us to new life.

When we view the witness of the Blessed Mother, we can see that faith is built on relational trust. For Mary, it was simply enough for Gabriel to state that God was behind all of this. She would ...