“And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of
life?”
(Matthew 6:27)
“Sixty is the new forty,” I heard someone
proclaim not long ago. I’m not sure
about that. I’m in the vicinity of that
milestone birthday and if I recall correctly, there is quite a difference
between those two decades! Yes, I
understand that you’re as young as you feel, and that age is just a
number—colloquialisms we like to throw out to distract us from the reality of
the passing years.
We are at times consumed with age, worrying
about what is ahead, what once was, and the challenges of today. Doctors tell us that worry does nothing good
for our health, and in measurable ways diminishes our lives. Jesus must have understood this as he
reminded his followers that worry would not add a single hour to life.
So, why do we spend so much
time in worry? The answer, of course, is that we are finite human beings who
struggle to turn loose of that which we cannot control. Jesus, citing the wonder and beauty of God’s
creation, said, “But if God so
clothes the grass of the field…will he not much more clothe you—you of little
faith?”
Perhaps for today, we can try to worry less and trust God
more. Tomorrow? Well, Jesus said tomorrow will take care of
itself.
Prayer: Ever-faithful God, may the beauty of all your
creation inspire me to trust you more, and worry less.
Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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