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She spoke to me in a quiet voice, a bit creaky and worn from decades of conversation, hinting at the possibility of sage wisdom.
“I know Jesus said we shouldn’t worry, but …”
She didn’t finish. Apparently she was leaving it to my imagination to fill in the blank. What did she want me to insert in that space?
“I know Jesus said we shouldn’t worry but…”
- He was wrong?
- He didn’t live in the 21st century?
- He was perfect, so it doesn’t count?
- He was never a mother?
The greatest disservice we do to ourselves is continuing to believe that worry performs any reasonable function.
Worry is an anti-energy.
It not only fails to provide assistance but actually drains away faith and hope, leaving us stuck with images of struggle and failure.
Here’s the good news:
Since God knows we’re human, He has lit up the path before us.
Not in the sense of controlling our destiny, but rather, by making it clear what needs to be done next and how we can contribute to the cause.
It’s lit up.
Jesus told us that it’s our job to “discern the signs of our times.”
In other words, see what is available for consideration today, and put our efforts into people and circumstances that are ready for input instead of into situations and individuals which stubbornly avoid solution.
- The wise men followed a star.
- They didn’t make up a religion.
- They didn’t adopt a philosophy.
- They saw a light and they followed it.
It lit up.
The shepherds went to work, never thinking they would be talked to by angels. But once the angels spoke to them and lit up a possibility, they went with it.
And the whole salvation plan came down to a girl turning to her betrothed, Joseph, and saying, “Excuse me, I need to get down from this donkey. I’m crowning.”
Joseph didn’t question. Joseph didn’t say, “There’s no place for this to happen.” It lit up. He followed.
The good news is that life does light up in front of us with today’s possibility.
The better news is that even though the dark questions may go unanswered, there is great opportunity that soon they will brighten.
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