"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or 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 in the sky;
they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are not you more important than they?
Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
Why are you anxious about clothes?
Learn from the way the wild flowers grow.
They do not work or spin.
But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor
was clothed like one of them.
If God so clothes the grass of the field,
which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow,
will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
So do not worry and say, 'What are we to eat?'
or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear?'
All these things the pagans seek.
Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
But 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."
REFLECTION
You cannot serve God and mammon
Although prophets were sent to them to convert them to the Lord, the people would not listen to their warnings.
In the Gospel reading, Jesus tells the disciples “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon”.
Not one of us can say that we deserve God’s mercy and love. Because of our past sins and wickedness we deserve to be abandoned by God. We, however, trust in His merciful goodness. As a good Father He never gives up on us.
In the Old Testament, we are warned over and over, if we serve not God, we will not prosper.
In the New Testament, we are warned again that we cannot serve God and mammon.
What do you think? Is it time to hunker down and pray, make amends, and serve only God? Remember our just God will forever love His children. He keeps His promises. He has warned us what will happen if we don’t serve Him alone. Be confident in His care.
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