![]() 34 Therefore, stop worrying about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. 33 Instead, desire first and foremost God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 30 If God dresses grass in the field so beautifully, even though it’s alive today and tomorrow it’s thrown into the furnace, won’t God do much more for you, you people of weak faith? 31 Therefore, don’t worry and say, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ 32 Gentiles long for all these things. 29 But I say to you that even Solomon in all of his splendor wasn’t dressed like one of these. ![]() They don’t wear themselves out with work, and they don’t spin cloth. Aren’t you worth much more than they are? 27 Who among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life? 28 And why do you worry about clothes? Notice how the lilies in the field grow. They don’t sow seed or harvest grain or gather crops into barns. ![]() Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds in the sky. Another of his books, Renovation of the Heart, won Christianity Today's 2003 Book Award for books on spirituality.Ģ5 “Therefore, I say to you, don’t worry about your life, what you’ll eat or what you’ll drink, or about your body, what you’ll wear. Christianity Today named his book The Divine Conspiracy Book of the Year for 1999. In addition to teaching and writing about philosophy, Willard lectured and wrote books about Christianity and Christian living. He was a longtime professor of philosophy at The University of Southern California. Trevor is married to Debbie, and they are the parents of two adult children, Joni and Mark.ĭallas Willard (1935–2013) was an American philosopher who was also well-known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Trevor is the author of over 20 books, including the Pauses series (Pauses for Advent, Pauses for Lent, and Pauses for Pentecost) with Upper Room Books. In the USA he lectures at Fuller Seminary and Gardner-Webb University in their Doctor of Ministry programs, the Next Frontiers Program for Ministers, the Renovaré International Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation, and the Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation at Westmont College. Besides his local commitments, Trevor travels widely, preaching, teaching, and lecturing in the areas of spiritual formation, spiritual direction, and pastoral therapy. A significant part of his weekly work is giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. In addition to preaching and teaching on a regular basis in South Africa, he is also involved with the Institute for Creative Conversation and the Jesuit Institute of South Africa. Serving primarily around Johannesburg, South Africa, he is deeply committed to the work and ministry of the local congregation. Trevor Hudson has been part of the Methodist movement in Southern Africa for more than 40 years. Learn how this simple prayer can transform your life, bringing peace into even the messiest situations. He challenges you to make this prayer part of your daily devotions and to pray it with others.Įach brief chapter contains a single-paragraph summary called "In a Nutshell." Hudson then poses a thought-provoking question or suggestion for reflection and ends with a scripture passage related to the chapter topic. Hudson addresses addictions that differ from the stereotypical, such as eating compulsively, overworking, or filling one's life with religious activity. He looks at the prayer from a Christian perspective, sharing his own experiences with addiction but broadening the book to address the struggles that come to all of us, regardless of whether we are in recovery. In this book, beloved pastor and teacher Trevor Hudson explores the entire Serenity Prayer, giving insights into each phrase and making the prayer accessible to everyday people. Countless people around the world have prayed this prayer, and it has helped them find peace in the midst of their harried lives.ĭid you know that the above words are just the beginning of a longer prayer?
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