“Let me begin with an honest question: What is worrying you these days?

For some, it may be money. For others, health. For parents, it may be their children. For students, their future. For workers, their job. For many elderly people, it may be their family or their medical condition.

The truth is, all of us worry.

In fact, sometimes we worry about things that have not even happened yet. We imagine the worst-case scenario. We lose sleep. We replay problems in our minds over and over again.

Jesus understands this. That is why in today’s Gospel, He tells us several times: “Do not worry.”

Now, Jesus is not saying that life is easy. He is not telling us to ignore our responsibilities or pretend that problems do not exist. Jesus knows that life can be difficult. He Himself experienced rejection, suffering, and uncertainty. What He is telling us is this: Do not let worry take over your heart. Why?

Because God knows what you are going through

Sometimes when we are struggling, we feel alone. We think nobody understands what we are carrying. But Jesus reminds us that our Heavenly Father knows our needs. Before you utter a prayer, God already knows what is keeping you awake at night.

There is something comforting about knowing that we do not have to explain everything to God. He already knows. He already sees. He already cares.

A child sleeps peacefully at night not because he has solved all his problems, but because he trusts his parents. In the same way, faith means trusting that our Heavenly Father is watching over us.

Because worry cannot change tomorrow

Jesus asks, “Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life?”

We all know the answer. Worrying can make us tired, but it cannot solve the problem by itself.

Many of us can probably look back and laugh a little. We spent days worrying about something, and in the end it never happened. Or the problem turned out to be much smaller than we imagined.

Someone once said: “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strength.”

There is a difference between being responsible and being consumed by worry. Do what you can. Pray about what you cannot. Then leave the rest in God’s hands.

Because God has been faithful before

Jesus points to the birds and the flowers. Every morning, birds wake up and sing. Flowers bloom without anxiety.

Jesus is inviting us to remember that the God who cares for His creation also cares for us. And if we are honest, many of us have already experienced this. There were times when we thought, “I don’t know how I will get through this.” Yet somehow we did.

There were moments when we wondered where help would come from. Yet God provided through a friend, a family member, an unexpected opportunity, or simply the strength to keep going.

When we look back on our lives, we often realize that God has carried us through more than we thought possible.

Let me end with a short story:

A little child once fell asleep during a storm while traveling in a boat. The waves were strong, and the passengers were frightened.

Someone asked the child, “Why aren’t you afraid?” The child replied, “Because my father is the captain.”

That is the kind of trust Jesus is inviting us to have. Life will still have storms. Problems will not disappear overnight. But we are not facing them alone. Our Father is with us. So today, instead of carrying tomorrow’s burdens, let us place them in God’s hands.

And let us remember the words of Jesus: “Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be given to you besides.”

When God is at the center of our lives, we may still have problems, but we no longer have to face them with fear.”