I have recently been helping my daughter revise for Maths exams and have found doing algebra again strangely appealing ( my daughter also thinks I am crazy) There is something satisfying in taking a complicated equation and simplifying it.

 

I wonder if the same would work in real life.

 

Our lives do seem complicated at times don't they, we have so many choices,and so many demands, even walking down the bread aisle at the supermarket can involve a significant level of decision making. So perhaps it is time to remind myself what is important and to simplify the rest.

 

The gospel reminds us to seek first the Kingdom of God, to live a righteous life, and all the rest shall follow- how much simpler can it be.

 

"If you decide for God, living a life of God worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion.There is far more to your life than the food you put into your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body.Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God."

 

Matthew 6 vs 25-26 From The Message