Keeping the Faith

It is easy to tell someone not to worry.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. 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 can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry 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 clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you-- you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. "So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today. - Matt. 6:25-34

Jesus tells us that if we have faith, we have nothing to worry about.

I believe that.  But I don't worry about me.  I worry about those I love who suffer from pain or fear, or both.

In so many Gospel stories, a loved one come to Jesus to ask for His help, not for themselves, but for someone they love dearly.  And Jesus responds because of their faith.

So that should work for us, right?

If it isn't working, is it because we don't have enough faith?

Or, maybe it is working, but we just don't see the results yet.

Like the woman who chases after Jesus to touch His cloak, we may have to keep trying.  It may take some time to get His attention.

In the meantime, we need to keep the faith alive.

We can't stop believing it will happen, the one we love will be cured.

It would be cruel for my faith to heal me and not the one I love, right?

So, I believe.

Thank you, Lord, for hearing my appeal.

More to come...