Casting Our Worries Aside

Let’s talk about the power of prayer and the importance of letting go of worry. In Matthew 6:25-27, Jesus lovingly reminds us, “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 clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” In these verses, Jesus directs our attention to the futility of worry. We are reminded that worry does not add any value to our lives but only weighs us down. Instead of expending our energy on worrying, Jesus invites us to trust in our Heavenly Father, who is faithful to provide for all our needs.