Scripture: Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the LORD— he will support you! God will never let the righteous be shaken!
Thought for the Day: A good friend of mine was from Claremore, Oklahoma, the hometown of Will Rogers. Rogers wrote, “Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.” As one who is known for worry, I appreciate those words. They are logical, but the problem I find is that worry is not logical. Worry works outside the parameters of what is rational, and for that reason, the Psalmist invites us to cast our burdens upon the Lord. Among those burdens, at least in my own life, I would need to list worry. When God’s grace is able to provide a buffer between me and my worry, suddenly I am able to look at life a bit more thoughtfully and judiciously.
Prayer: With your assistance, O Gracious Lord, I feel confident that I will recognize the difference between an awareness of problems that I can change and the problems that are simply beyond my capacity to change. Allow me to recognize the difference, and then handover for safekeeping what I cannot control and is thus unworthy of my worry. Amen.
