BEYOND ANXIETY —

Anxiety naturally arises when our hopes are centered on anything less than God and His will for us. Once we commit to a spiritual path, seeking to know God’s will becomes essential to our peace of mind—and peace of mind is what we all long for most.

As we work each day to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out, we sometimes find ourselves doing things we never imagined. We become more loving; we treat others with genuine respect; we grow consistently kinder, gentler, and more considerate. We begin to forgive others as God forgives us, and suddenly we catch glimpses of the divine in everyone we meet. In those moments, we may discover—to our surprise—that anxiety has quietly slipped away.

Today I will watch for the ways God’s will shows itself to me.