Welcome to daily Rosary meditations with Dr. Mike Schurselik, where you learn how to meditate

and establish a daily habit of prayer while discovering the truths of the Catholic faith.

Is there someone you know that could benefit from daily prayer?

Share this meditation with them. With them. Welcome to our daily Rosary meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

Now five times in the sermon on the Mount Jesus commands us not to worry.

He tells us, do not be anxious have no anxiety, but we do. Now if you suffer from chronic

anxiety you're not alone and we all need help from others.

So don't be afraid or ashamed to seek help from someone with experience with this area.

It could be a priest or a spiritual director or a therapist. This topic is

is so important and so prevalent that I sought out one of the top professionals in the

country in this field he has dealt with tens of thousands of people who struggle with chronic anxiety.

And he said that first we have to understand the nature of anxiety and then we need a practical strategy that offers a way out.

Now everyone has experienced the feeling we get before a really big event.

Pre-game jitters, performance anxiety, whatever you want to call it.

Because our brain is putting our body on high alert so that we'll perform at our best.

Your brain and your body are doing what they are designed to do when you experience anxiety.

Anxiety is just our brain sending a message to mobilize all our resources for a big challenge.

So it's a very good thing. But sometimes the brain sends a false alarm.

Sometimes it sends the message to be on high alert at the wrong time or for no good reason.

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