The Hidden Life Before the Father

Oct 4, 2026  •  The Rev. Charlie Holt

Giving, praying and fasting are assumed in Matthew 6; what Jesus questions is the audience they are performed for. Practices done in secret before the Father, the Lord's Prayer with its dangerous petition to be forgiven as we forgive, and the warning that our treasure leads our heart all point to one remedy for anxiety: seek first the kingdom and trust the Father who feeds the birds and clothes the lilies.