"DO NOT WORRY"
Can you and I go
to sleep tonight with total trust in God knowing He is in charge of it all?
Wow, a lot of questions to think about!
Jesus
tells us, "Do not worry" (Mt. 6:25). What is it that we are not to
worry about? Jesus is speaking of the very essentials that sustain our lives -
food, drink, and clothing! The deeper truth in the Gospel message is that we do
not even have control over these necessities. We cannot extend our life span
even by a day or hour! So the real question for us is, do we trust God, Who
gives to all living things? Can we trust God with the challenges we will meet
today? Can we trust God with our plans and our hopes? What about the work we
are called to do in God's plan, like loving those around us as we love
ourselves; to help ensure that everyone else has these essentials in life? Can
you and I go to sleep tonight with total trust in God knowing He is in charge of
it all? Wow, a lot of questions to think about!
Who
is the master in charge of our lives right now? Our "master" is
whatever governs our thought-life, shapes our ideals, and controls the desires
of our heart and the values we choose to live by. We can be ruled by many
different things - the love of money and possessions; the power of position and
prestige; harmful desires and addictions. We have choices in our lives and it
all boils down to two, God or "mammon," which stands for wealth and
materialism and tends to control our desires.
The
true Master is our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the One Who brings
healing and peace from all those who would keep us bound up in fear and
anxiety. Jesus used an illustration from nature - the birds and flowers - to
show how our heavenly Father provides for His children in the natural order of
all that He has created. God provides ample food, water, and light to sustain
all the living. God's nature is to love, heal, forgive, and make whole again.
In
today's Responsorial Psalm, we are assured that God's love will endure forever.
May we let go of unnecessary stress and let God take care of you and I.
Jesus
says, "Do not worry!"