When Troubles Come...

For days filled with anxieties, here’s my wish for you…

Whenever troubles come, I would remind myself that things shall pass just like any season.  Sometimes I would utter the simple prayer posted below. It's the prayer  written in the breviary of St.Teresa of Avila. 

Let nothing disturb you, 

Let nothing frighten you, 

All things pass away: 

God never changes. 

Patience obtains all things. 

He who has God 

finds he lacks nothing; 

God alone suffices.

Never Borrow Troubles

   I maybe a worrier too, sometimes. But time and again  I  would  remind myself that  I should take hold of things by the smooth handle.

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? ~Luke 12:25

There is a story about a cranky and gloomy old man who surprised everyone one day with his pleasant disposition. When he was asked why, his response was: “It finally dawned on me that the Scriptures always say, ‘It came to pass’, and not ‘It came to stay’. We must hold on with our hope that all our trials will pass, and will be over, soon. ~Rev. Fr. Jerry Orbos 

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. ~Matthew 6:34