Carefree with Christ

THAT’S right! We can afford to be worry-free and as

carefree as a bird if we only know how to be with Christ, trusting

always in his unconditional love for us, his ever-merciful and wise

providence over us.

  

            Even in our worst predicaments, when we are beset with all

sorts of problems that humanly speaking are already insoluble, we can

still manage to be cheerful, calm and confident about our life. Christ

takes care of everything. He knows exactly what to do. Even from evil

things, he can derive some good.

  

            Remember his reassurances. “In this world you will have

trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." (Jn 16,33)

“Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Mt 28,20)

“You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your

head will be destroyed.” (Lk 21,18)

  

            Still more: "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all

numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.” (Lk

12,7) "Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on

the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget

you.” (Is 49,15)

  

                In many instances, he reassured his disciples not to

be afraid of him when he would appear to them in some mysterious ways.

He is always solicitous of our needs and compassionate.

  

            We just have to know how to stick with him especially in

our trying moments. Let’s do everything to live always in his presence

and mindful of all his reassurances. Let’s always be humble enough to

feel our constant need for him and to avoid feeling that we can just

be all right by ourselves.

  

            To be carefree with Christ is important to us since that

is the ideal condition for us to be able to do a lot of things out of

love for God and for others. Let’s remember that we are to develop

that love, and that love has to be shown in deeds, not only in words

and good intentions.

   

            When we are carefree with Christ, we can do all kinds of

things, even those which we feel we are not good at. When we are

carefree with Christ, we can manage to face all sorts of trials and

challenges, and enabled to handle them properly. We would know to cope

with all the difficulties in life.

  

            With Christ, things become doable or bearable, the

impossible becomes possible. In this regard, he again assures us:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you

rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and

humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is

easy and my burden light.” (Mt 11,28-30)

  

            We should not allow ourselves to be dominated simply by

our human doubts and fears. Christ is always around. He is always

there for us. We need to discipline our feelings and emotions that

often go on their own ways, without being directed by our faith.

  

            This is the challenge we have, part of the self-denial

that Christ is telling us to do. We need to listen to Christ rather

than to the impulses of our instincts and emotions only or primarily,

and even to the strong forces of the social and cultural trends

around.

  

            We need to see to it that at any given moment, we truly

can feel that we are carefree—that is, carefree with Christ.