“Tomorrow” | Reflection by Constance Cahill, Vestry Class of 2025

"Tomorrow" means different things to different people. To a child, tomorrow might mean "the day I go to Daddy's house." For a middle schooler, the best tomorrow equals WEEKEND!!! For an employee, tomorrow could mean payday or a deadline. An elderly person may see tomorrow as a blessing. Someone facing a major medical procedure might equate tomorrow with fear. To a person who is housing and/or food insecure, it's another day to get through. For all of us, it is truly an unknown, despite how much we may plan or how full our google calendar gets. 

"So do not be anxious about tomorrow; tomorrow will look after itself. Each day has troubles enough of its own." Matthew 6:34

Ain't that the truth? Surely we have enough going on today that there should be no time to worry about tomorrow. Yet I do.... a lot. I worry in broad, vague ways - will my children be happy and safe? What will adult life be like for my granddaughter, now 6 years old? I worry about specific things - will Ukraine survive? Are we on the verge of WWIII? When will my favorite beach town in Florida be underwater? (NOAA says 2040). I worry about global warming, the country, my arthritis, my cat's hairballs - nothing is exempt.

Robert Downey Jr. has said "I've noticed that worrying is like praying for what you don't want to happen." Preach, Iron Man. Worrying is a waste of time and energy, which are both precious. This Lenten season and beyond, I will focus on what I can do TODAY to further God's plan and God's kingdom. As for tomorrow - God's got it.

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” – Jeremiah 29:11