Presence

Dear Jesus, I desire to love you as you love me. May nothing ever separate me from you, from your love.

Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:25-27 NRSVue

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life?

Reflection

How much of my life is consumed by worry? Am I worried about being able to pay my bills? Am I worried about family or friends? Am I worried about my job, my studies, my health?  Today, I will spend 10 minutes writing down all my worries on a sheet of paper. I’ll go through them and ask myself if I can do anything about any of them. Those I can action,  I will cross out. Those I have no control over, I’ll leave as is. I’ll then put it in an envelope and address it to God, giving thanks to him for taking care of me.  

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, give me the grace to entrust all my cares and worries to you, and to believe you really do take care of me. Give me faith in the place of worry, peace in the place of anxiety, trust and hope in the place of fear. Amen.