Today, Jesus tells us about the sower —“a sower went out to sow his seed“ (Lk 8:5) and that seed was nothing else but the “the Word of God.” But “the thorns grew with it and choked it” (Lk 8:7).

Thorns, we have many. “As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.” (Lk 8:14).

—My Lord, Am I to blame for having worries? I wish I would not have any, but they keep coming to me from everywhere! I do not see why they should deprive me from your Word, if they are not sin, vice or defect.

—Because you forget that I am your Father and you are being enslaved by a tomorrow you do not even know whether you will ever reach!

St. Josemaria tells us: “If only we could live with more trust in divine Providence, strong in faith, in the certainty of God's daily protection which never fails, how many worries and anxieties we would be spared! Then that fretfulness which, as Jesus said, is typical of pagans, of 'the heathen world', that is, of people who lack a supernatural outlook on life, would disappear… I would like to engrave upon your minds the conviction that since 'your Father well knows what you need', we have every reason to be optimistic on our journey through this life, with our souls completely detached from those earthly things that seem so very necessary. God will provide.”

David said: “Cast your care upon the LORD, who will give you support” (Ps 55:23). This is what Saint Joseph did when the Lord tested him: he pondered, he consulted, he prayed, he resolved and left everything in the hands of God. When the Angel arrived, he did not dare to wake him up and spoke to him in his dreams.

“I should have no other concern than your Glory… in other words, your Love.” (Saint Josemaria).