Trust in God - May 28
Today’s Readings: AM Psalm 119:97-120; Baruch 3:24-37; James 5:13-18; Luke 12:22-31
It’s hard not to worry. We worry about our families, our health, our finances, the future of the world. Even when things are going well, we find new things to be anxious about. Maybe it’s our constant desire to be connected which means digesting worry from every possible stream. News, neighbor, phone, social media all have the capacity to rile us up. It’s as if worry has become the background noise of our lives—so constant, we hardly notice it anymore.
And then Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life.”
Not as a rebuke. Not as a guilt trip. He offers these words as an invitation.
He points to the birds and the flowers—simple, overlooked parts of the world around us—and says, “Look.”
Look at how God provides. Look at how creation sings with beauty, even without striving. Look at how you are held, even when you can’t see it.
It’s one of those passages where Jesus invites us not to accomplish more or get it all together, but simply to notice. To pause long enough to see that the world still turns without our endless striving. That maybe—just maybe—we are loved and cared for more than we realize.
It seems important to parse that Jesus is not asking us to be passive. There is too much in Scripture that calls us into action and discipleship. But maybe it is worthy highlighting that in this instance, the action is so simple, it is disarming. Notice. Trust. Jesus is inviting us to practice trust. He invites us to show up, day by day, and believe that faith isn’t just something we feel—it’s something we do.
When we pray. When we gather at the table. When we serve others or share what we have. These are small, intentional ways we say, “God, I trust you.”
Even when worry comes knocking. Especially then. Especially right now.
This passage reminds us that peace isn’t found in having everything figured out.
Peace comes from learning to see that God is already at work in the everyday—and choosing to live trusting that it’s true.
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Questions for Self-Reflection: What are areas in your life where you can trust God more? What does that look like?