Letting go of worry

 

 

Way back in Season 10 (Episode 14) of the television show Blue Bloods, the detective character Danny (son of the police commissioner played by Tom Selleck), made this statement:

"Don't rehearse for bad news." 

I don't remember the context of his comment, but it stood out for me because I think many of us do "rehearse for bad news."

My husband, who worked in the medical field, always had a different saying, which I really appreciated:

"Don't worry until you have something to worry about."

Now he wasn't advocating worrying, of course, but his reminder always helped me whenever I "rehearsed for bad news." It's pretty much pointless to worry when you don't even have all of the necessary information, not to mention any control of the outcome!

Whatever you are worried about today, sit quietly with our Lord, and through prayer, spiritual reading, or even inspirational podcasts, receive the peace and calm he is always ready to give.

Try to stop your hand-wringing and remember that he is with you, right now, in this moment, no matter what you have to face.

I have never found one, single, thing that my worrying changed, but I have often experienced an interior tranquility when trusting in God's grace.

Have a blessed day.

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Why was Jesus Baptized? (Bishop Robert Barron)

 

 

Today's reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Why was Jesus Baptized?) is a good one for today as we celebrate The Baptism of the Lord.

This twelve minute video will be well worth your time! 

If you have ever wondered why Jesus was baptized (even though he was free of sin), this will explain it all!

If you are a believer, you will find this very clarifying. If you are not a believer, you will definitely learn why others are!

Enjoy!

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Now on to today's post . . .

I came home from the eye doctor after having had a shot in my eye. Not being able to do much, comfortably, I decided to lay down and listen to Bishop Robert Barron's recitation of the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary.

Not surprisingly, I was fast asleep before I barely started the first decade (a decade of the rosary is ten Hail Marys.)

Reflecting on this later, I came to the conclusion that it's not a bad thing, this resting with Jesus and Mary.

Resting your heart in a soft-spoken meditation of the rosary brings about such a sense of peace. I have concluded that God is perfectly fine with me doing this, because my heart is at rest in him, or as Saint Augustine famously said:

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

If you ever find yourself anxious, or unsettled for some reason, give yourself the gift of resting in Jesus. However that looks for you, just take the time to do it. Letting your heart open wide so that his love can be poured in will swallow up all of your concerns or fears.

Be committed this year to self-care, which begins with time spent resting in the palm of God.

Janet Cassidy
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