Anxieties

"Do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Your heavenly Father knows your needs."

Matthew 6:24-34 is a beautiful passage, which actually needs no commentary. Simple, straightforward, superb; Jesus' words of wisdom at their best.

Ours is a monkey mind: we are either in the past or in the future. Most of the time, the mind replays the past or worries about the future. The mind needs the heart to be in the present. To be completely present at this moment, it takes a lot of discipline and practice. Moreover, God refuses to be known at the mind level; He can only be loved and enjoyed by the heart. The reassurance from Jesus is that God our Father knows all our needs. So why be anxious? Jesus asks us to set our hearts (not the minds alone) on God's Kingdom and His justice. The rest will be taken care of by our heavenly Father. He who takes care of the birds of the sky or the flowers of the field will take care of you. It is said that two-thirds of life forms are under the sea, and no human eye has ever seen one-third of them. They simply exist. By their very existence they praise God. They proclaim God's majesty simply by "being there." God takes care of every creature, including us. The world is okay as it is. It is God's creation.

"FAW" is the worst foe, as a priest used to say. FAW standing for fears, anxieties, and worries. Let us reduce fretting about our past or future, by making an effort "now" to "be here" with all our heart. God takes care of us!