Saint Billiart

“Ah, how good is the good God!”

These words of St. Julie Billiart were not spoken from a life of ease, but from a life marked by deep suffering, uncertainty, and waiting. For many years, she was paralyzed and confined, unable to move freely, dependent on others for care. And yet, instead of becoming bitter or discouraged, she chose to root herself in one unshakable truth: God is good.

This is not always easy to believe.

There are moments in life when things do not go as planned—when prayers seem unanswered, when suffering lingers, when the future feels unclear. In those moments, it can be tempting to measure God’s goodness by our circumstances. If things are going well, we feel reassured. If not, we begin to question.

But St. Julie invites you to a deeper kind of faith—a faith that does not depend on changing situations, but on a steady trust in who God is.

What if God’s goodness is present even now, in ways you cannot fully see?

Perhaps it is in the quiet strength you are given to face the day.
Perhaps it is in the people who support and care for you.
Perhaps it is in the hidden growth happening within you—patience, compassion, resilience—formed precisely through difficulty.

St. Julie did not waste her suffering. Even in her limitations, she became a source of light to others. She taught, encouraged, and inspired, showing that your ability to love, to uplift, and to trust is never taken away—even when other things are.

Her life gently challenges you today:
Will you choose trust, even without full understanding?

Trust does not mean pretending everything is easy or good in itself. It means believing that God can bring good out of everything. It means placing your life, with all its uncertainties, into hands that are faithful and loving.

Daily Reflection Question:

What is one situation in my life where I need to trust God more?