Today's Gospel
20 June 2026 ยท Saturday
11th Week in Ordinary Time
Matthew 6:24โ34
Jesus said to His disciples:
"No one can serve two masters.
Either he will hate the one
and love the other,
or he will be devoted to the one
and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I tell you,
do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink,
or about your body,
what you will wear.
Is not life more than food,
and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air โ
they neither sow nor reap
nor gather into barns,
and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them.
Are you not of more value
than they?
And which of you by worrying
can add a single hour
to his span of life?
And why do you worry
about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow.
They neither toil nor spin,
yet I tell you,
even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
But if God so clothes the grass
of the field,
which today is alive
and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more
clothe you,
O you of little faith?
Therefore do not worry, saying,
'What will we eat?'
or 'What will we drink?'
or 'What will we wear?'
For the Gentiles seek
all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows
that you need them all.
But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness,
and all these things
will be added to you.
Therefore do not worry
about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will worry
about itself.
Sufficient for the day
is its own trouble."
Reflection
Yesterday Jesus asked us
where our treasure lies.
Today He goes deeper.
He names the thing
that usually competes
for that treasure โ
worry.
"No one can serve two masters."
This is not really about money.
It is about where
we place our trust.
Mammon is not a coin.
Mammon is the entire system
of self-reliance โ
the quiet belief that
if I don't secure it myself,
no one will.
That belief produces
a particular kind of exhaustion.
The exhaustion of carrying
tomorrow
on top of today.
Jesus doesn't tell us
not to plan,
not to work,
not to provide.
He tells us not to worry โ
not to let anxiety
about the future
become the operating system
of our present moment.
And then He gives us
two of the gentlest images
in all of Scripture.
Birds.
Lilies.
Creatures that do nothing
to secure their own existence,
and yet are fed,
and yet are clothed
more beautifully
than any king.
Not because they worked
for it.
Because they were made
by a Father
who already knows
what they need.
"Are you not of more value
than they?"
This is the heart
of the whole passage.
If God clothes grass
that exists for a single day
and is then burned โ
how much more
will He care
for the children
He calls by name?
The anxiety many of us carry
is not really about
food or clothing.
It is a quiet,
unspoken doubt
about whether we are
truly cared for.
Jesus is answering
that doubt directly.
"Seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness,
and all these things
will be added to you."
Notice โ He does not say
these things will disappear.
He says they will be added.
Provided.
Given,
not earned through anxiety,
but received
through trust.
"Sufficient for the day
is its own trouble."
This is not permission
to be careless about tomorrow.
It is permission
to stop carrying tomorrow
today.
One day's burden
is already enough
for one day's grace.
Truths to Remember
โข You cannot serve both
God and anxious self-reliance
โข Worry adds nothing โ
it only steals the present
โข God's care is not earned,
it is given, like the birds and lilies
โข Seeking the kingdom first
reorders every other priority
โข Today's grace is sufficient
for today's trouble โ no more is needed
Prayer
Father,
You know what I need
before I even ask.
Quiet the anxious voice
that tells me
I must secure
everything myself.
Help me seek
Your kingdom first,
and trust that
You will provide
what today requires.
Sufficient for this day
is Your grace.
Amen.
What is one worry
you can hand over
to God today?
#DailyGospel #Matthew6 #DoNotWorry #RiseWithTheWord๐ Today's Gospel
20 June 2026 ยท Saturday
11th Week in Ordinary Time
Matthew 6:24โ34
Jesus said to His disciples:
"No one can serve two masters.
Either he will hate the one
and love the other,
or he will be devoted to the one
and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I tell you,
do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink,
or about your body,
what you will wear.
Is not life more than food,
and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air โ
they neither sow nor reap
nor gather into barns,
and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them.
Are you not of more value
than they?
And which of you by worrying
can add a single hour
to his span of life?
And why do you worry
about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow.
They neither toil nor spin,
yet I tell you,
even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
But if God so clothes the grass
of the field,
which today is alive
and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,
will He not much more
clothe you,
O you of little faith?
Therefore do not worry, saying,
'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For the Gentiles seek
all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows
that you need them all.
But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness,
and all these things
will be added to you.
Therefore do not worry
about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will worry
about itself.
Sufficient for the day
is its own trouble."
โจ Reflection
Yesterday Jesus asked us
where our treasure lies.
Today He goes deeper.
He names the thing
that usually competes
for that treasure โ
worry.
"No one can serve two masters."
This is not really about money.
It is about where
we place our trust.
Mammon is not a coin.
Mammon is the entire system
of self-reliance โ
the quiet belief that
if I don't secure it myself,
no one will.
That belief produces
a particular kind of exhaustion.
The exhaustion of carrying
tomorrow
on top of today.
Jesus doesn't tell us
not to plan,
not to work,
not to provide.
He tells us not to worry โ
not to let anxiety
about the future
become the operating system
of our present moment.
And then He gives us
two of the gentlest images
in all of Scripture.
Birds.
Lilies.
Creatures that do nothing
to secure their own existence,
and yet are fed,
and yet are clothed
more beautifully
than any king.
Not because they worked
for it.
Because they were made
by a Father
who already knows
what they need.
"Are you not of more value
than they?"
This is the heart
of the whole passage.
If God clothes grass
that exists for a single day
and is then burned โ
how much more
will He care
for the children
He calls by name?
The anxiety many of us carry
is not really about
food or clothing.
It is a quiet,
unspoken doubt
about whether we are
truly cared for.
Jesus is answering
that doubt directly.
"Seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness,
and all these things
will be added to you."
Notice โ He does not say
these things will disappear.
He says they will be added.
Provided.
Given,
not earned through anxiety,
but received
through trust.
"Sufficient for the day
is its own trouble."
This is not permission
to be careless about tomorrow.
It is permission
to stop carrying tomorrow
today.
One day's burden
is already enough
for one day's grace.
๐ก Truths to Remember
โข You cannot serve both
God and anxious self-reliance
โข Worry adds nothing โ
it only steals the present
โข God's care is not earned,
it is given, like the birds and lilies
โข Seeking the kingdom first
reorders every other priority
โข Today's grace is sufficient
for today's trouble โ no more is needed
๐ Prayer
Father,
You know what I need
before I even ask.
Quiet the anxious voice
that tells me
I must secure
everything myself.
Help me seek
Your kingdom first,
and trust that
You will provide
what today requires.
Sufficient for this day
is Your grace.
Amen.
๐ฌ What is one worry
you can hand over
to God today?
#DailyGospel #Matthew6
#DoNotWorry #RiseWithTheWord
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