Being and Doing – 17 August – Worry

IN QUIETNESS and in confidence shall be your strength.

ISAIAH xxx.15

CASTING all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. 

I PETER v.7

A GREAT many people imagine that the pressure of burden and care is wholesome:   to take life hard is considered praiseworthy.   It is looked upon as a kind of self-indulgence to take life easy.    Now there is no doubt that a spirit of intensity and care, up to a certain point, is required for a wholesome, condition of mind.   But a care that brings burdens, that takes away light, that deprives us of happiness, has passed beyond the wholesome line.   Now if this spirit of care did any good or led to any desirable result, there would be some justifying reason for it.   But instead of that it does harm: it is not only useless, it is mischievous.   There are two atmospheres in which you may work, the atmosphere of trust and the atmosphere of worry.   The atmosphere of trust is a religious atmosphere, and the atmosphere of worry is a worldly atmosphere…..

Bishop WILKINSON

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These quotes are from ‘Being and Doing’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1908 for members of the Being and Doing Guild whose object is to do all they can for the relief of suffering and misery.

Most of the writers are 19th Century Christians from Britain and Europe who were committed to living their faith through deeds as well as words – Being AND Doing.

For many years these words have kept me company and encouraged me on the journey of faith.  I hope they will encourage others also.