2830. “Our bread”: the Father who gives us life cannot not but give us the nourishment life requires – all appropriate goods and blessings, both material and spiritual. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus insists on the filial trust that cooperates with our Father’s providence.115 He is not inviting us to idleness,116 but wants to relieve us from nagging worry and preoccupation. Such is the filial surrender of the children of God:
To those who seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, he has promised to give all else besides. Since everything indeed belongs to God, he who possesses God wants for nothing, if he himself is not found wanting before God.117
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
479. How are the bodies of the deceased to be treated?
141. What did the Holy Spirit accomplish in John the Baptist?
45. Can the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity be known by the light of human reason alone?
465. When is a citizen forbidden to obey civil authorities?
293. When is it possible to give Holy Communion to other Christians?
212. In what does hell consist?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about divine justice from the Lord’s vengeance mentioned in Abdias 1:15?
What is the meaning of David’s song of gratitude to God?
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?
What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
What was David’s attitude toward Mephibosheth, and what can we learn from this story?
