ANXIETY SHOULD GO AWAY QUICKLY
The theme for our meditation today is: Anxiety Should Go Away Quickly. Anxiety is a mental state in human person that is similar to the situation with restlessness, discomfort, and worry. This mental state signifies a person is in a trouble or negative moment, which is the opposite of excited, optimistic, happy, and cheerful. As human beings who aim to grow healthy physically, mentally and spiritually, we want that anxiety that comes along our personal and collective life is to be going away quickly.
Anxiety overshadowed the prophet Haggai and the Israelites when God allowed them to experience that trouble, which was about the Lord's house had not been built and was still in ruins, while His people had already inhabited a fine established and permanent houses. This indeed had caused their hearts fell into great anxiety and discomfort. The King Herod was also restless when he so realized his own crime in the killing of John the Baptist. He became more disturbed if John the Baptist should have returned into life. He was misled of Jesus of Nazareth thought to be the risen John the Baptist.
These two examples of anxiety stem from one principle weakness, namely our own mistakes or sins. This type of restlessness or anxiety grows through a process of knowing onself and self-awareness. People know their own weaknesses and sins. Or when a person is led by the divine light, he repents of his sinfulness and this opens the way for him to a new life. This process does not only remove anxiety, but also creates a new spiritual experience. The house of God would be rebuilt eventually, and the King Herod might be able to see the real Jesus.
There is another type of anxiety that may be more severe. Our neighbors, whether friends or relatives, become anxious because of our weaknesses, shortcomings and sins. This situation is severe because they are anxious and increasingly in trouble while we ourselves never realize or know the real matter. In other words, a person is still ignorant, he does not care and deliberately he does not know himself about the sin or mistake he has committed. The danger and damage will be inevitable, if this trouble endangers oneself, others and the interests of many people.
Anxiety can go away quickly only if everyone is faithful and willing to live justly and righteously. Following God by always being guided by His word is the best choice to be able to produce something good and useful in this life. In other words, our lives must be pleasing to God alone, according to today's psalm. So we not only want to find out information about Jesus, just like the King Herod did, but we want to follow Christ who faithfully carries out the will of the Father in Heaven. Anxiety will certainly go away quickly.
Let's pray. In the name of the Father... God the Father in heaven, by always imitating Your Son Jesus Christ and our Lord, we want to empty ourselves because we love You, so fill us, Father with your blessings. Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you, ... In the name of the Father...