To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Mt 6:24-34
The
text of today begins by stating a general rule that undivided attention can be
given to one person alone at a time. If there is more than one, then the
disciple’s loyalty is certainly split. One must decide whether one will allow
oneself to be controlled by wealth and the things of this world, or whether one
will realise that they cannot bring true happiness. The prohibition, “Do not
worry” dominates the rest of this pericope and is used six times in it. The
call to look at nature (the birds of the air and the lilies of the field) is a
call to learn how God in his providence provides for them. This does not mean
that human beings do not have to work for their living, rather it means that
even after working as hard as they can, humans must realise the life is much
more than simply work and earning a living. It has also to do with being.
There
are indeed many distractions in life, which sometimes can take us away from
where we ought to look and focus. While planning is good and desirable, what is
undesirable is useless worry or anxiety. When we stir the sugar in our coffee
or tea every morning we are already thinking of drinking it. When we are
drinking our coffee or tea, we are already thinking of washing the cup. When we
are washing our cup, we are already thinking or drying it When we are drying
it, we are already thinking of placing it on the rack and when we are placing
it on the rack we are already thinking of what we have to do next. We have not
stirred the sugar, nor have we have drunk the coffee, nor have we washed it nor
placed it on the rack. If one takes one moment of one day at a time and gives
of one’s best to that moment, life will be well lived.
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