Urge those who have familiar speech with God to use much prayer, with much perseverance, for the stilling of the tempest that is now wrecking the world.---St. John Chrysostom (5th century)
In these times of panic in the economic markets, the world does not pray. It attacks, complains, worries, dreads, expects the worse, accuses, etc.. We as believers in Jesus, the King of kings, must not fall in to any of these camps. Instead, we must pray. We must put our hope in the One Who is. The world may fall apart and it may not, either way, our goal has not changed! Our goal is to finish the race set before us, to walk in faith and not sight, to feed the poor, clothe the naked, visit the prisoner, to grow in our union with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The devil wants to fill us with anxiety; but if we, in humility, keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, and gaze upon His cross of love, we will know His peace that passes understanding.
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