Scripture Reading
Matthew 6:31-33
"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
Reflection
Jesus names the specific anxieties of daily provision — food, drink, clothing — and traces their root: a failure to trust in the Father's attentiveness. The antidote is not willpower against worry but the positive redirection of attention: seek first the kingdom. When we orient our deepest energies toward God and his purposes, the lesser anxieties begin to lose their grip. Seek first; find the rest added.
Prayer for Today
Dear Lord,
I am your humble servant and I kneel before You today, helpless and weak.
I need Your hope for love, kindness and for a better life, Lord.
I ask that You fill me from head to toe with Your everlasting light.
Bathe me in Your glory, Lord and show me that everything is according to Your plan.
Help me walk in Your glorious light and show me the path so that I may follow You in faith.
Amen.
I am your humble servant and I kneel before You today, helpless and weak.
I need Your hope for love, kindness and for a better life, Lord.
I ask that You fill me from head to toe with Your everlasting light.
Bathe me in Your glory, Lord and show me that everything is according to Your plan.
Help me walk in Your glorious light and show me the path so that I may follow You in faith.
Amen.
Amen.