Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6: 34)

There are two days out of every week about which we should not worry—two days that should be kept free from apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its aches and pains, its faults and blunders. Yesterday has passed forever and is beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring Yesterday back. We cannot undo a single act we performed; we cannot erase a single word we said; we cannot rectify a single mistake. Yesterday has passed forever beyond recall. Let it go.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow, with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise, and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mass of clouds—but it will rise. And until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow because it has yet to be born.

That leaves us but one day—Today! And a person can fight the battles of just one day. Yesterday and Tomorrow are futile worries. Let us resolve to walk the journey of Today and never take on the burden of more that just this one day at a time.

God of Now, may our focus be today and may Your grace provide the stability in our walk through now!