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Read each selection as part of its larger chapter rather than as an isolated slogan. The context notes explain what is happening around the passage and why it may be useful for this topic.
Matthew 6:25–27
“Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they? Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?”
Context note: Jesus addresses ordinary concerns about food, clothing, and life. His argument directs attention from anxious calculation toward the Father’s care and the limits of worry.
Matthew 6:31–34
“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.”
Context note: The section ends by bringing attention back to today rather than trying to carry tomorrow in advance. The wider passage connects this with seeking God’s kingdom and righteousness.
Psalm 46:1–3
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling.
Context note: The psalm imagines creation itself becoming unstable, yet calls God a present refuge. The language is deliberately larger than everyday stress, showing trust in the midst of conditions that feel uncontrollable.
Psalm 34:4–8
I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The LORD’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Context note: The writer describes seeking the LORD in fear and experiencing deliverance. The passage invites readers to take refuge in God while the full psalm also includes testimony, worship, and instruction.
John 14:25–27
“I have said these things to you while still living with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.”
Context note: Jesus speaks about peace to disciples who are about to face uncertainty and loss. The peace described is connected with his words and the promised work of the Holy Spirit.
Reflection questions
- What concern does the passage name or assume?
- What does it redirect your attention toward?
- What is one responsibility you can carry today without trying to carry tomorrow as well?
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