因为工作关系，我一年到头经常出差，我的行李箱正好可以放进飞机的行李架上。但如果我出差超过四天，这个箱子就不太够用了。我通常每天都需要换不同的衣服，如果我不小心弄脏了衣服怎么办？或者，如果我需要多带一件衬衫，以防天气变冷，那怎么办？我必须把所有东西都装得恰到好处，这样箱子才能合上。
在这些旅行中，我也需要提前了解我将要去的地方，以及我会与谁会面。在祷告时，我会畅想将有什么邂逅，神会教导我什么。我内心的行李箱需要装些什么呢？
耶稣在教导我们如何面对生活和烦恼时说得很清楚。我认为祂实际上是在说：“不要为小事担忧。要关注真正重要的事情。当你把注意力放在我身上并信靠我时，其他的事情就会迎刃而解。我对你来说已经足够”。
情绪的担子很沉重，不是吗？无论你有什么压力，请记住，神知道你，祂关心你，爱你——祂的恩典会托住你。有神的眷顾，我们可以轻装上阵。
神啊，感谢你，我不需要忧虑，因为你掌管着所有大小的事情。感谢你爱我，以及为我所定的计划。请帮我放下一天的忧虑，得享你白白赐予的平安。阿们。
马太福音 6:25-34
25所以我告诉你们，不要为生命忧虑吃什么喝什么，为身体忧虑穿什么。生命不胜于饮食吗？身体不胜于衣裳吗？
26你们看那天上的飞鸟，也不种也不收，也不积蓄在仓里，你们的天父尚且养活它，你们不比飞鸟贵重得多吗？
27你们哪一个能用思虑使寿数多加一刻呢？
28何必为衣裳忧虑呢？你想野地里的百合花怎么长起来，它也不劳苦，也不纺线，
29然而我告诉你们：就是所罗门极荣华的时候，他所穿戴的还不如这花一朵呢！
30你们这小信的人哪！野地里的草今天还在，明天就丢在炉里，神还给它这样的装饰，何况你们呢？
31所以，不要忧虑说吃什么、喝什么、穿什么。
32这都是外邦人所求的。你们需用的这一切东西，你们的天父是知道的。
33你们要先求他的国和他的义，这些东西都要加给你们了。
34所以，不要为明天忧虑，因为明天自有明天的忧虑。一天的难处一天当就够了。
"Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." - Matthew 6:33
In my work I travel a lot throughout the year, and I have a suitcase that is just the right size for an overhead bin in an airplane. But that doesn't work so well if I am away for more than four days. I often need a different outfit each day, and what if I spill something on one of them? Or what if I need an extra shirt in case the weather is cooler? I have to pack it all just right so that the suitcase closes.
On these trips I also wonder about the places where I am going and who I will be meeting. In prayer I wonder about the encounters that will happen and what God might be wanting to teach me. What needs to go into the suitcase of my heart?
Jesus was pretty clear as he taught about life and our worries. I think he was saying, in effect, "Don't sweat the small stuff. Pay attention to what is really important. When you put your focus on me and trust me, the rest will come together. I will be enough for you."
Emotional baggage can be heavy, can't it? Whatever you might be stressing about, remember that God knows, God cares, and God loves you —and by his grace he will carry you. With God looking after us, we can pack light.
Thank you, God, that I don't need to worry because you have all the details in your hands. Thank you that you love me and know the plans you have for me. Help me to put down the day's anxiety for the peace you give freely. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
