Friday, 16 March 2012
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Why Do You Still Worry?
By Sam at Creative TheologyMark 8: 17-18
Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
Despite having just witnessed a miracle specifically involving food, Jesus’ disciples begin to worry about bread. Their worry cripples their faith. My worry cripples my faith. Yours does too. Our hearts are hardened. We have eyes but fail to see. We have ears but fail to hear. We readily forget.
“In the sermon on the mount, Jesus says, Do not worry because nothing that ultimately matters is at risk.” – @paul_stewart
This is a part of a series of daily reflections on the season of Lent.
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Yes, as a fellow Christian, many of the things I've worried about in my life have come true. I've come to realize many people use the Sermon on the Mount as an excuse to prepare for things that could have been prevented. When I first met my husband, long before we married, he told me he worried not about retirement because God would take care of that. Well, it just doesn't really work like that most of the time. Give your worries to God and accept the consequences, yes. But never worry? Really?