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1 Peter 5:7 · WEB
7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
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Of Gods and Men: Casting Cares Through Liturgy - Catholic (1 Peter 5:7)
In the poignant film *Of Gods and Men*, we witness a group of monks in a remote Algerian monastery, standing on the precipice of danger and faith. As the shadows of impending martyrdom loom over them, these men do not...
Real-World Pride
In our modern world, the temptation of Pride lurks around every corner, whispering promises of self-sufficiency, achievement, and accolades. Yet, as we navigate these treacherous waters, we find ourselves in a long line of biblical characters grappling with similar temptations....
Joyce Meyer on Peace Over Worry - Pentecostal (Matthew 6:25-27)
"STOP worrying! Jesus COMMANDS it! Your Father KNOWS what you need! Look at the birds—GOD FEEDS THEM! Look at the flowers—GOD CLOTHES THEM! How much MORE will He care for YOU? Cast that anxiety on Him
Charles Stanley on Personal Care - Baptist (1 Peter 5:7)
"God cares for YOU—personally, individually, specifically. Your cares are not too small for the Almighty. Cast them: the financial worry, the family conflict, the health concern, the uncertain future.
E. Stanley Jones on Active Surrender of Anxiety - Wesleyan (1 Peter 5:7)
"Casting cares is not passive but active—a deliberate choice repeated daily, hourly. We take our worries and consciously hand them to God. This is surrender in action. He cares; we choose to trust tha
Bill Johnson on Supernatural Exchange - Charismatic (1 Peter 5:7)
"Here's a supernatural exchange: you give God your worries, He gives you His peace! Cast your cares—it's a trade! Anxiety for peace, fear for faith, heaviness for joy. This isn't just coping; it's KIN
Rowan Williams on Divine Care and Human Dignity - Anglican (1 Peter 5:7)
"'He cares for you' affirms human dignity. God's care is not utilitarian—using us for purposes—but personal, valuing us in ourselves. We can cast cares because we are not cogs in a machine but beloved
Barbara Brown Taylor on Communal Care-Casting - Progressive (1 Peter 5:7)
"We cast our cares on God—and often God catches them through community. The body of Christ bears burdens together. This isn't privatized piety but communal practice. We care for each other because God
Charles Spurgeon on Casting Burdens - Traditional (1 Peter 5:7)
"Cast—throw, hurl, fling your cares upon God! Not gently place them but cast them with force. He can carry what crushes you. 'He cares for you'—not just about your problems but about YOU. You are not
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Care in Community - Lutheran (1 Peter 5:7)
"God's care often comes through the brother, the sister. In Christian community, we bear one another's burdens and so fulfill Christ's law. Casting cares on God includes receiving care from His body.
Joyce Meyer on Releasing Worry to God - Pentecostal (1 Peter 5:7)
"Stop carrying what God wants to carry for you! Cast—release, let go, throw off—your anxiety! He CARES for you! Worry is not your job; trust is. Every time anxiety rises, cast it again. God's shoulder
John Piper on Casting Cares on the Sovereign God - Reformed (1 Peter 5:7)
"We can cast our cares because God is sovereign over what worries us. Our anxiety says, 'What if?' God's sovereignty says, 'Even if.' He who ordains all things cares for His children in all things. Ca
Karl Barth on Christ Who Bears Our Burdens - Christocentric (1 Peter 5:7)
"'He cares for you'—and the 'He' is the crucified and risen Christ. On the cross, He took our cares, our sins, our death. We cast our anxieties on the One who has already borne the ultimate burden. In
David Bosch on Anxiety-Free Mission - Missional (1 Peter 5:7)
"Mission weighed down by anxiety is ineffective mission. We must cast our cares—financial worries, fear of failure, concern about results—on the God who sends us. He cares for the mission and the miss
Pope Francis on God's Tender Care - Catholic (1 Peter 5:7)
"God is not indifferent. He cares—tenderly, personally, like a mother for her child. 'Cast your cares' because the Father's arms are always open. This is the tenderness of God: He delights in taking o
St. Theophan the Recluse on Prayer and Care-Casting - Orthodox (1 Peter 5:7)
"In prayer we cast our cares—the Jesus Prayer itself is a casting: 'Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.' Each repetition releases anxiety into divine mercy. The practice of ceaseless prayer is ceasel
Warren Wiersbe on Care in Uncertain Times - Dispensational (1 Peter 5:7)
"As we see prophetic signs increasing, anxiety rises. But God's care remains constant through changing ages. Whatever dispensation, whatever era, the believer can cast cares on the unchanging God. He
Howard Thurman on Cares of the Disinherited - Black Church (1 Peter 5:7)
"The disinherited carry heavy cares—the weight of racism, poverty, fear. 'Cast your cares' speaks to those crushed by systems. God cares for the dispossessed in a way oppressors do not understand. Our
Jon Sobrino on God Who Cares for the Crucified - Liberation (1 Peter 5:7)
"God cares for the crucified peoples—those bearing the weight of unjust systems. Their cares are not private neuroses but systemic injustices. When they cast cares on God, they cast the weight of oppr
Stanley Hauerwas on Simple Trust - Anabaptist (1 Peter 5:7)
"The simple church casts cares simply: in prayer together, in shared meals, in practical help. God cares through the community that cares. This isn't complicated theology—it's lived discipleship. We c