Do Not Worry

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight. Oh Lord my strength and my redeemer, I'm n

we are called in a New York Times article be anxious American. That we're always in a kids are always worried about something in fact. there was a a time when we were able to buy worry beads. Or stones and for those of us who are the certain vintage in readership. There was Alfred E Neuman what me worry I read Mad Magazine. What are these are supposed to be distraction from the worried the article said that? American Speed 2 billion dollars on medicines to take care of anxiety But it's more than that. I spend more than that on illegal drugs to take care of anxiety or alcohol that they drink to take care of anxiety All of Us sell it and it works for a while. But it doesn't take it completely away because it's always there and come back and sometimes when it comes back it comes back with a vengeance Jesus understood human nature the understood the nature human beings have of worrying about some things that are even non-essential. but some things that are we worry. About whether or not we'll have a job or whether we'll see where we live. What do we have enough in our next state to take care of us? Depending on how long will you live? The pain comes in.

We worry about our presence in this world. We worry about people who care about us like this or

those worries come because because of fear

Joshua had to take over from Moses at the time Moses had died and I had to take care of these unruly people taking them into a landlord.

I'm planning to come up people nobody understood and now is he worried? Couldn't be worried or should I be worried? God comes to him and says be of good courage.

Do not be careful. I for I Am With You and I will follow you and I will strengthen you. Jesus that same thing to us when we worry Be of good courage. I'm with you. Do not be terrified worry is a part of fear and fear goes to the very center of our being the very center of what sin does to us. It causes us to be terrified of Life be terrified of our life and the things that we do that we worry about because they are not right there simple. What's that going to do about that? How is he going to operate with us worried about the consequences of sin?

Jesus came into this world to offer us the gift of God's grace through the shedding of his blood for the Forgiveness of our sins. And so To help buck up. people listening to him and his Sermon on the Mount talks to them. about how fear paralyze them so that they can't see the God who cares after them and watches over them. He talks about them. Look if you're worried about what you going to eat or drink or any of that sort of thing. Look at the creation around you.

so Look at the birds of the air. They don't sow or reap. Australian bar and yet your heavenly father feeds.

are not you much more valuable than they of course under God's eyes. Yes. We are so valuable to him that he sent his only son. Into this world to change the process of your life in mine. And that son died in your face and mine To give us the Forgiveness of sins. Here is where you sit. It is. In the sense that it takes our mind off of what God has done for us. you know, sometimes we get so perplexed about what's coming. We are feared of the future. The fella that said, you know, I hate all these terrible things that I look forward to none. Whatever happened. Sometimes that's true. We worry about things that just don't happen to take place in one of the parts of this scripture is what it always touch my heart, especially in the King James. Who are you by worrying can add a cubit to your height? Well, I worried a lot. And I never got even a half an inch but a lot of Cuban. Does your though? You can add a single hour to your life and we won't do that fact. It'll steal it away. He'll take it from us. It'll make life not worth living.

Our worries can be about things that somewhat out of the ordinary. But Jesus wants to talk to these people about the things that are the necessities. the clothes and Foo

and he says, you know, all of that the Lord takes care of will he not much more clothe you oh, you little faith.

Do not worry saying what we what are we drink or what are we where? For the pagans run after all those things in your heavenly father knows that you need that you don't even have to ask him and he knows that you need and if you worry the worry comes up to him that you know that he's hearing that. That's why Jesus also in the same sermon prayer. so that when the anxieties of Life Wiz down so that we only see the black darkness of the night which we live. and worry comes to us with the light of his grace to let us know that he's there with us. Valerie with us but for us.

a great gift that is Danny says seek first kingdom of God and his righteousness What is that? Is that a numerical order? We got all these things were looking for but the top list should be the kingdom and righteousness. No, it's not a numerical thing. It's a butthole.

Our place in the kingdom of God is something we got to think about. secret first kingdom of God is offered to us and has been each one of us the gift of baptism. We have been destroyed in our relationship with God. By the sin of Adam and Eve and we are born in that send it knows no way. And we can get out of it for Kira. It's only one. Could do that and the one is Jesus Christ. for a human being living human being diving human being and your place is mine and rose from the dead. That's a gift of God's grace to us being both God and man. He is there for us for you and me. Wendy's things Crutches down we have to understand that it's normal. Don't worry. I worry that last week about wonder and worry. I want to tell you witness congregation Ivory to we are physically on song.

We are people are Hollow in the middle. Robo kinds of people doing things under periphery, but the center does not volunteer. No.

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That's part of the process of being a member of this parish is a serve God in his kingdom seeking first the righteousness of God in our life how we live it before you.

There are times when? It's overwhelming to us. Things that can go wrong and are going wrong. Stop that is there for us to worry about? Stop that way down upon her.

my friends end alcoholics Alcoholics Anonymous have a saying let go and let God. Psalms to simple But I can tell you. It works from my own life. I can tell you it works. As I've watched it work in the life of others. When worry surrounds us to the point. We don't think we have a way out. We can give it to God and let go. Because he has promised to be there and to be with us. Not worry about tomorrow. For tomorrow has enough worries of its own. Each day is enough evil of its own time and the evil of the day in which we live.

has been paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ so worried brings us to the foot of the cross for the Forgiveness of sins to live from us. the fear

that that brings to us and gives us the grace. Their sins are forgiven. If that is pain. I am here. Be of Courage. I'm at. Tell me the Peace of the Lord that passes all human understanding keep your hearts and Minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.