SERVE NOTHING BUT GOD
SERVE ONLY GOD.
THE GOLDEN VERSE OF THE GOSPEL.
"No one can serve two masters;
for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink,
nor about your body, what you shall put on.
Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not of more value than they?
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life?
And why are you anxious about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin;
yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith?
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat?' or What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?'
For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day." (Matthew 6: 24 - 34).
The Gospel of today from Matthew 6: 24 - 34 is the crème de la crème of the Sermon on the Mount.
It contains the Golden Verse of the Gospel:
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well."
In our opinion, this is the Golden VERSE.
Are you looking for one Verse of Sacred Scripture to change your life?
To catapult you to spiritual and material prosperity? Look no further than Matthew 6: 33. This Verse contains everything you need.
This great teaching of Jesus Christ concludes by saying:
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself."
Why are we full of fear, worry and doubt?
Because we are of little faith.
We may go to Church and live in the Church. We may be involved deeply in several ministries in our parish.
But deep deep down, we are no different from the pagans if we do not trust in the promises of God.
How? Jesus says in the Gospel of today that pagans worry a lot about what to eat, what to wear, which car to drive or fine house to live in.
Stop behaving like pagans. You have a Father in Heaven who knows exactly what you need and when you need it.
How do we come by the faith that trusts God the Provident and Gentle Father and stop behaving like pagans?
Go back to the basics. Start praying.
Mother St Teresa of Kolkata says:
"The fruit of prayer is faith."
As you commit to daily prayer and listening to God in His word, your faith start growing and fears, worries and doubts start receding.
Jesus concludes the teaching in today's Gospel by giving the supreme remedy for trusting and enjoying the merciful and powerful Providence of God:
"Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.” (Matthew 6: 33 - 34).
The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June.
"In times of anxiety and trouble, the Sacred Heart remains an unshakeable refuge.
We do not look to the right or left, but straight into the eyes of Christ, whose love governs the universe."
When structural disorder, age, or temporal troubles create anxiety, the enemy's strategy is to make you look to the right or to the left—focusing on human solutions, political chaos, or physical limits.
The correct teleological posture is:
Look straight into the eyes of the Person of Jesus from the Icon or image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
His gaze is steady, peaceful, and filled with infinite authority.
The very same love that looks down upon you at this moment is the love that actively governs the entire cosmos.
If the Ruler of the universe is looking at you with infinite affection, what room is left for fear?
Prayer:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, fix my wandering eyes straight upon Your sovereign, loving gaze.
"TRUE devotion to the Sacred Heart demands, further, reparation and atonement.
If you truly love the Heart of Jesus, you will grieve that this Divine Heart is so little loved, so often forgotten, reviled, grieved and offended, and you will grieve in particular at the infidelity, the ingratitude and the outrages that are committed against this loving Heart in the Most Blessed Sacrament." (DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS).
The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June.
Read of the abundant promises made to people who honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus especially in June.
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