Embrace the only reality

‘…Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.…’ (Matthew 6:34)

From Matthew 6:24-34 (Year A: Lent -1)

A child plays on the sand making castles. She is completely absorbed in the pleasure of task. The past is not relevant. The future is not there. Just now.  That child is you, me, us.  Now we see the child as an adult – racked by the past and the future and everything besides. Unable to focus properly, to listen, to receive, to give.

To live the present moment is to live in that moment in freedom and G.R.A.C.E – Grounded, Relaxed, Attentive, Centered and Enthusiastic. Self-mastery is the fruit of living thus.  But, worry can never be exorcised – at least not entirely.  Only trust in a better future, in a noble purpose and in a higher Being can carry me along. In this way, the past is healed, restored and transformed in the here and now.  The future is created only in the present moment. The present moment is the sacrament of God’s loving presence. No need to travel far, to undertake onerous spiritual exercises, to engage in many prayers, to strive and strive again. Rather, see, taste, breathe, hear, touch the present moment.  There God meets us – really.