蘭多是馬尼拉的吉普尼（菲律賓的公共交通工具）司機，他正在路邊攤大口喝著咖啡。隨著新冠疫情趨緩，解封後上班族逐漸回流。他心想：今天的體育賽事應該會有更多乘客，這樣就能彌補先前的損失，我終於不必憂慮了。

當他正要去開車時，突然看見清道夫羅尼滿面愁容地坐在附近的長凳上，看起來像是需要有人陪他說說話。蘭多心想：分秒必爭。載客愈多，收入就愈多，我得趕快出發。但他感覺到上帝要他去關心羅尼，於是他就這樣做了。

耶穌明白「不要憂慮」對你我而言是多麼困難（馬太福音6章25-27節），因此祂向我們保證，天父完全知道你我的需要（32節）。聖經提醒我們不要擔心，而是要信靠上帝，並盡心竭力地去做祂要我們做的事（31-33節）。當我們接受並遵行祂的旨意時，我們可以滿有把握地相信，「野地裡的草今天還在，明天就丟在爐裡」，天父「還給它這樣的妝飾」（30節），那麼，這位天父豈不會按照祂的美意供應我們，正如祂供應所有的受造物一樣嗎？

蘭多與清道夫羅尼的談話，讓羅尼最終做了決志禱告，成為基督徒。蘭多說：「那天上帝仍然供應足夠的乘客。祂提醒我，祂關心我的需要，而我要關心的就是跟隨祂。」

Lando, a jeepney (a form of public transport in the Philippines) driver in Manila, gulped down coffee at a roadside stall. Daily commuters were back again after the Covid-19 lockdowns. And the sports event today means more passengers, he thought. I’ll get back lost income. Finally, I can stop worrying.

He was about to start driving when he spotted Ronnie on a bench nearby. The street sweeper looked troubled, like he needed to talk. But every minute counts, Lando thought. The more passengers, the more income. I can’t linger. But he sensed that God wanted him to approach Ronnie, so he did.

Jesus understood how difficult it is not to worry (Matthew 6:25-27), so He assures us that our heavenly Father knows exactly what we need (v. 32). We’re reminded not to be anxious, but to trust Him and devote ourselves to doing what He wants us to do (vv. 31-33). As we embrace and obey His purposes, we can have confidence that our Father who “clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire” will provide for us according to His will—just as He provides for all creation (v. 30).

Because of Lando’s conversation with Ronnie, the street sweeper eventually prayed to become a believer in Christ. “And God still provided enough passengers that day,” Lando shared. “He reminded me my needs were His concern, mine was simply to follow Him.”