Matthew 6:34 - Don't Worry

August 12, 2018

Matthew 6:34

NIV - Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.

MSG -  Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow.  God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

I chose this verse because all week I have had a song stuck in my head that Beth True used to sing a lot.  I did tell her not so long ago that I loved this song and remember her singing it, though I do not know the name.  Maybe "The Brush".  I will look it up later.  The words I sang over and over this week are:

We have this moment to hold in our hands and to touch as it slips through our fingers like sand.
Yesterday's gone and tomorrow may never come, but we have this moment today.

I lean on this, along with the promise of peace and the promise that tomorrow is not mine to worry about.  Sometimes I am a lot clingy to that, desperately clutching a life saver as the world churns around me, choosing to sing in the middle of chaos.  Which, truth be told, sometimes annoys even me, but I am not sure how else to breathe.

Since I know the NIV version of this verse pretty well, there was nothing new that stuck out to me in reading other than CHILL OUT ALREADY like it always does.  I do like the Message version of this verse.  I like that it says not just to not worry but to focus on God's today work.

To make each verse come alive, to be a Living Word, I try to envision Jesus telling me His message in the verse in real live words.  Today, He came to me grinning like a little kid and pointed to the flowers, "Aren't they beautiful!" And to the sky, "Is that the best blue you have ever seen?"  And to me with a grin and a huge hug, "You are my perfect child."

Is this what it means to be child-like in our faith?  To stop focusing on what isn't working and start focusing on the love that is right in front of us?   I had to work extra hard this week to hang onto the promised "My Peace".  I had to focus and pray for joy in the moment, and give a prayer of thanks that tomorrow is not my choice.  And maybe that is why "We have this moment" was stuck in my head so much (over and over and over again.  Good thing it is a good song!) this week.

I am a little unsure about whether or not I am "doing it right" when it comes to Lectio Divina.  Is anyone else having a different insight, a different idea on what is being said or what should be seen or heard in the verses, or if there is a level that is missing?  I like how it feels each Sunday and through the week, but I want to make sure I am not missing the big picture, point, etc.

Love to you all!

(Ok.  So not really a surprise is that the song is a Gaither song called, "We have this Moment".  And "The Brush" is also an awesome song, sung by Ben Speer, written by Chuck Milhuff, Beth also sang.  You all look those up and listen!)