The presence of God is true security. There really isn’t any other.

Thomas Keating

This spring I read Thomas Keating’s book, The Human Condition, for the first time. I marked this quote and have gone back to it several times, which is unusual for me.

I share it with you in case you wonder at times, like I do, where our security lies? Is it in a relationship, or a job, or a retirement account or a safe neighborhood? Keating reminds us that ultimate security resides in only one place – the presence of God.

Jesus tells us in Matthew 6 that since the Lord clothes the flowers of the field in splendor, why worry about what we will wear? Ultimate security lies in the gracious hands of the Living God, one who cares about flowers and birds and you and I.