Sunday 17 February

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26

No worries

It can be an irritating expression, ‘no worries’, especially for those inclined to fret, to fear the worst, to tremble with anxiety at the drop of a hat! And the Lord says that we are blessed if we are poor, if we are hungry, if we weep, if people hate us … for our ‘reward will be great in heaven’. This is because ‘Christ has in fact been raised from the dead’, our promise of resurrection and life eternal. Indeed, no worries!