Waste of time
From today’s Scripture: “‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?’”—Mt 6:25
It’s been hard not to worry during these past few years, hasn’t it? So many of us spent so much time alone during the pandemic. So many habits yielded to new ways of spending our time. So many long-distance relationships became relegated to phone calls or video chats. The whole experience has made worriers out of many of us!
Prudence is a good thing, we know, but worrying is not the same thing. Prudence means acting with appropriate caution; worry means dwelling on all of the things that might be wrong and won’t get right. Worry, Jesus tells us, is a waste of time. Try trusting.
Let us pray: Give me freedom, Lord, to trust in your great love. Give me hope, O God, that I might see before me the possibilities of life. Help me not to worry too much about the rest.
Today’s author is John Feister, an award-winning journalist and member of Glenmary’s Communications Team. This week’s reflections are also in Spanish, available by email.
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