Beginning with the story of a little girl drawing God, Fr. Glenn reminds us that although we cannot see God directly, we encounter Him in the love we show one another.

Through the painful story associated with Holocaust and "Where is God?", Fr. Glenn points to the Cross, where God is present in love and sacrifices. Doubt is not the opposite of faith. Even Jesus experienced abandonment on the Cross, and saints endured the "dark night of the soul." These moments do not destroy faith; they purify and deepen it.

True faith is never passive as shown with the centurion's trust and Mary's loving service to Elizabeth. Fr. Glenn invites us, in our own struggles, to pray with the faith: "Lord, just say the word, and it will be healed."

- Saturday Novena Devotion by Fr. Glenn De Cruz, C.Ss.R. (2 February 2026)