“Placing All Our Worries on the Father”
June 21, 2025 - Saturday, Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
Matthew 6:24–34
You cannot serve two masters.
That’s where Jesus begins.
Not with comfort. Not with reassurance.
But with a choice.
Whom will you serve?
Some worship wealth.
Some bow before balance sheets.
Mammon, the god of accumulation, promises safety—
but delivers slavery.
Banking systems thrive on debt.
Corporations profit from fear.
And the more you owe,
the more they own you.
But you—
you are not a number.
You are not your net worth.
You are not a servant of Mammon.
You are a child of the Father.
Jesus knows our hearts.
He knows how easily fear creeps in.
What will I eat?
How will I pay the bills?
Will I have enough tomorrow?
And so He says:
“Do not worry about your life.”
Not because life is easy.
Not because we shouldn’t plan.
But because we are not alone.
Look at the birds, He says.
They don’t panic.
They don’t store.
And yet your Father feeds them.
Look at the lilies.
They don’t strive.
They don’t compete.
Yet they are clothed in beauty.
Aren’t you worth more than these?
Worry is not preparation.
It’s obsession.
It steals the present
and never guarantees the future.
The Father knows what you need.
He knows what tomorrow holds.
He simply asks for today’s trust.
But what does that trust look like in our world?
In thousands of towns and cities,
people are joining Buy Nothing groups.
No sales. No swapping.
Only giving and receiving—freely.
In one neighborhood,
a single mother offers her daughter’s outgrown shoes.
The next day, someone leaves a bag of groceries at her door.
No receipts.
No debt.
Just shared humanity—
and daily bread.
It’s not perfect.
But it’s a glimpse
of a world not ruled by scarcity
or fear.
A world that whispers:
“Seek first the Kingdom—
and everything else will be added.”
To seek the Kingdom
is not to abandon work or planning.
It’s to refuse anxiety as your master.
It’s to set your eyes on what lasts.
It’s to say each day:
“Abba, I trust You.”
Because worry says, “It’s all on me.”
But faith says, “The Father is with me.”
And where your heart rests—
that is where your treasure truly lies.