"Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul except sin. God commands you to pray, but  he forbids to worry." St. Francis de Sales

Jesus addressed the fault of anxiety a number of times in the Scriptures. It is one of the ways the Evil One seeks and uses to draw us away from trusting in the Lord. Martha, while doing an act of service, providing a meal, fell into the trap of anxiety, focusing on herself and not on the Lord. At another time Jesus urged us not to fret about our material needs and desires, but to direct our energies to the things of God. How often we have been distracted and consumed by anxiety over things we have no control over! Recognizing these moments, we are called by Jesus to focus our attention on what is more important, not in worry but in total trust in the Lord, who loves us beyond measure. Anxiety leads to fear of the unknown. Trust gives us the freedom in the Lord to face the unknown.