Friends, welcome to Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire is an apostolate dedicated

to the mission of evangelization, using media both old and new to share the faith on every

continent, and to facilitate and encounter with Christ and His Church. The efforts of

Word on Fire engage the culture and bring the transformative power of God's Word where

it is most needed. Today we invite you to join Bishop Robert Baron, as he preaches

the gospel and shares the warmth and light of Christ with each of us.

Peace be with you. Friends, today we continue our exploration of the greatest spiritual teaching

ever made, the sermon on the Mount. What a privilege we've had the last couple of weeks

to read through this programmatic sermon of the Lord. Having just considered last week

the breathtaking teaching on enemy love, we come today to another passage of enormous

power, a passage which is entered into the collective consciousness of anyone on the

west. I mean anyone who's heard the gospel knows this passage. It's in their blood and

bones. Some of the great lines include, you cannot serve both God and Maman. Jesus says,

consider the lilies of the field, they neither so nor reap, yet not even Solomon and all

His glory was clothed as one of these. And Seeky first the kingdom of God and His righteousness

and the rest will be given unto you. I mean beautiful, memorable, arresting language.

Well I contend this teaching like last week's teaching also makes you wonder, can it really

be that easy? Do we just surrender everything to God? Let go of all of our worries, all of

our practical concerns and rely on providence. Be like the birds of the air, they don't

so or reap or gather into bars yet they are fed by their heavenly Father. You know, okay,

but wait, birds scavenge for food as much as we do and when they don't find it, they die. I mean

our things beautiful here are poetic but also not that easy. Where's this going on I think?

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