Message from Father Jim
4th October 2026
Millions of people throughout the world experience anxiety. It can leave us feeling fearful, uncertain and overwhelmed. Sometimes anxiety can be about something that has happened; sometimes it is about something we fear might happen. And sometimes we can find ourselves worrying about things over which we have very little control. That is why today’s second reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Philippians speaks so powerfully to us:
“There is no need for you to worry; but if there is anything you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer and thanksgiving.”
St Paul is not saying that Christians should never experience anxiety, fear or difficulty. Indeed, Paul knew suffering himself. He had experienced imprisonment, rejection, hardship and uncertainty. So these are not the words of someone who does not understand suffering.
Rather, Paul is inviting us to do something with our anxiety. Take it to God. Prayer can help us feel the presence of God and there are times, we need the power of God to carry us.
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