Isaiah: 58:11

If you want to be healthy spiritually, morally, and physically, just let go and let God. Let go of the little annoyances of everyday life; the irritations and the petty vexations that cross your path daily. Don’t take them up; don’t nurse them, pet them, or brood over them. They are not worth it.

That slight you got from a friend. Perhaps it wasn’t intended; perhaps it was, but never mind, let it go. Refuse to let it bother you.

Let go of that feeling of hatred you have for another; the jealousy; the envy; the malice; let go of all such urges. Sweep them out of your mind, and you will be surprised what a cleansing and rejuvenating effect it will have upon you. If you continue to indulge negative emotions, you will only hoard them and store them, at a deadly risk, in your soul. The same goes for the big troubles; the bitter disappointments; the deep wrongs; and the sorrows and tragedies of life. How do you deal with them? Why not let them go, also? Drop them, like barren leaves falling from a tree. They are useless, and cannot bear good fruit. Ask the Lord, instead, to satisfy your needs.

Then, all those pet peeves you have been nursing inside you and talking about will pass away like melting snow. Focus on the good news, instead, and it will come to you, flowing over like water from a faucet.

It is not hard once you get used to the habit of letting go and letting God. You will find it easy to get rid of the things that mar and embitter your life, and you will enjoy letting them go. You will find the world a beautiful place. You will find it beautiful because you will be free to enjoy it; free in mind, in soul and in body.

If you value peace of mind, just simply let go and let God. The greatest factor in helping us to “let go” is to see with the eye of faith that God permits these daily, indeed hourly, annoyances. If we look at them in the light of eternity, we shall profit by them in this life and in the life to come.

Wise people adjust themselves to this universe over which God rules with infinitive wisdom and love. The first condition of peace of mind is to let go of the annoyances and troubles of each day, and to let God satisfy your needs.

Fr. Hugh Duffy

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