Saturday of week 11 in Ordinary Time
Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs
Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gospel Matthew 6:24-34
“So do not worry; do not say, “What are we to eat? What are we to drink? How are we to be clothed?” It is the pagans who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all. Set your hearts on his kingdom first, and on his righteousness, and all these other things will be given you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.’ This is the way of life which the Gospel is asking of us. Setting our heart on the kingdom of God and His righteousness. And not to worry about other things because it will be given to us. God has a plan for each one of us. This plan of God will unfold as the flowers growing in the fields. They sprout and grow into beautiful flowers in so far as they are attached to the ground. The same the birds of the sky. They will find their food as long as they are in the sky. We also will find our necessities, in so far as we are grounded in the will of God. If we follow the will of God, there is no need for worry. Each day, the Lord will take care of us. And not even worry about tomorrow, because today is the will of God, and we are called to live the will of God today in its fullness. Often the worry is the sign that we are not trusting enough. We must trust and avoid worries. Let’s reflect. Is your worry about tomorrow is the result of your lack of trust in the Lord?
Saturday 22 June
