From Anxiety to Trust

n this consoling homily, Fr. Miguel reflects on Jesus’ repeated command: “Do not worry” — about your life, what you will eat or drink or wear, or about tomorrow.When we worry, we focus on earthly concerns and lose sight of what truly matters. Our Lord invites us instead to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,” trusting that all else will be given us besides.Fr. Miguel explains how the theological virtue of hope helps us worry less and rely on God more. Hope does not always remove anxious feelings (as Mother Angelica famously said, “I have faith, but my stomach doesn’t know it”), but it brings deep peace and trust. He shares St. Faustina’s powerful insight that one act of trust in moments of suffering gives God greater glory than hours of prayer filled with consolation, and points to Our Blessed Mother as the perfect model of hope amid fear and sorrow.A timely and encouraging message for anyone carrying worries or anxieties: place your hope in God, seek His Kingdom first, and let Him carry the rest.