St. Peter Lutheran Church
2929 F.M 972 (at F.M. 1105)
Walburg, Texas 78626
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St. Peter Lutheran Church at Walburg, Texas
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Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Texas District
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
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Do you ever have one of those moments where it finally dawns on you that you haven't been practicing what you preach? Or worse still, maybe you constantly end up failing to practice what you preach over and over again? Most of us believe Jesus Christ and what he says, but then when we look back on our lives — or maybe even our day — we find that we haven't really been holding tight to the promises he made.
Worrying is like that. And at the heart of worrying is faithlessness. It may sound odd to find idolatry at the center of our nervousness, but take a moment to think about it. What happens when we worry? We imagine that our worth — or maybe just our comfort — is built on what we earn rather than what Christ has already won for us.
At the beginning of summer, we have a lot to be anxious about. The farmer worries as to whether or not the weather will cooperate. The business person worries about the slowdown in activity during the summer months. The student worries how he or she will juggle all of the social plans of summer with all of the requirements for camp and summer reading. In essence, we are anxious that the time we have will not be enough. We have filled up tomorrows with our ambitions and we worry that we will not be equal to the task. In this way, we have made our happiness dependent upon our fragile human ability instead of the strong promises Christ has for us.
God has given you a calling and asked you to participate in your life, but he has not caused you to worry or be anxious about every little thing that may or may not happen.
Luther, in dealing with this passage, states: You see, [God] is making the birds our schoolmasters and teachers … Whenever you listen to a nightingale, therefore, you are listening to an excellent preacher. He exhorts you with this Gospel, not with mere simple words but with a living deed and an example. He sings all night and practically screams his lungs out.*
The promises of Scripture are not theories or empty platitudes — they are solid ground for today. The good news is for you, right now, on this ordinary June morning. That is enough.
*Martin Luther, The Sermon on the Mount, in LW 21.197.
In Christ,
Pastor Phil
Don’t Be Anxious