Matthew 6:34
““Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.” (WEB)”
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus speaks to his disciples with crowds listening in first-century Galilee, within the teaching known as the Sermon on the Mount. Just before this, he addresses worries about food and clothing, pointing to birds and flowers as signs of God’s care. Here, “evil” means the day’s troubles: the invitation is to face today without also carrying tomorrow’s imagined burdens, not to abandon planning or pretend hardship is unreal.
What might it look like for you to care for today’s needs without having to settle tomorrow’s uncertainties?