Fret

"Don't worry about tomorrow," Matthew 6:34.

So Jesus calls us not to fret over the future. And why not? After all, tomorrow's got lots of potential problems: somebody might drop a bomb somewhere. Plus a few for sure known problems: that work snag that keeps cropping up; that lingering illness. So Jesus does not say there's nothing to worry about. Rather he says: Just deal with today's stuff, not tomorrow's. Today's troubles are enough, without borrowing from tomorrow. And, yeah, focus on the things above. Up where Christ is. Who's seated at the right hand of God. New covenant where God's got us covered.

We visit with a brother or sister to share in this moment's struggles. And together we give thanks that God ensures today's troubles cannot overwhelm us.