April 28, 2026 // Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter // Optional Memorial of Saint Louis Mary de Montfort, Priest // Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr
Read the Word // Open your Bible to today’s Gospel: John 10:22-30
Reflect on the Word //
I couldn’t take the suspense.
I’d been considering a new commitment for months. I had gathered information, prayed, and discerned sincerely, and felt the Lord’s invitation to move forward. Now all I needed was the official response—but it was taking forever. After anxiously checking my email for the millionth time, I reluctantly tried to settle into prayer.
How long will I have to wait for the answer?! I grumbled at the Lord.
You already have it, came His quiet reply.
Did I?
Sighing, I set aside my obsession with the outcome to think back on all questions I’d asked and the answers the Lord had already confirmed throughout my discernment.
“Are you really calling me to do this, Lord?” I’m inviting you to take the first step.
“What if they say no?” No matter the outcome, My love is more than enough.
“What if I’m just attached and it’s not actually Your will?” You know how to listen to Me and the things I’ve confirmed. My plan for you is good.
“What if they say yes—but I’m not truly equipped?” I will give you everything You need to do My will.
“How can I possibly wait even more?” I am always with you and will strengthen you whenever you turn to Me.
My fears and fixations were nothing new, and He’d already answered each of them many times before. Like the Jews in the crowd, I’d simply refused to recall God’s truth or believe it in the waiting and the unknown. I was demanding more proof to relieve doubt rather than exercising faith (see John 10:24). But as His sheep, I could choose to hear and follow His voice in lieu of the world’s.
Whenever we find ourselves anxious or in suspense, the answer lies in our relationship with the Lord. Whether we’re dreading medical results, hoping for a job or school acceptance, or waiting for resolution to some situation or difficulty, He is already speaking to us, His sheep.
In the waiting and uncertainty, the Lord already has the answer—because He is the answer. We need only follow.
Relate to the Lord // What word from the Lord do you need to choose to believe and follow today?
Megan Hjelmstad is a wife, enthusiastic hockey mom, and Army Veteran living in Denver, CO. In her “spare” time she serves as a Catholic Writer, Speaker, and Women’s Mentor, helping women to embrace their God-given dignity and deepen their prayer relationship with the Lord. She is the author Offer it Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Suffering, a writer for SpiritualDirection.com, and a longtime team member of Blessed is She. Megan adores books, sleep, sunshine, and Colorado’s great outdoors almost as much as she adores Jesus in the Eucharist. Learn more at MeganHjelmstad.com.
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