Surprised by Anxiety

I know a lot of you pray the rosary, and I was praying the fifth joyful mystery of the rosary, the finding of Jesus in the temple, and I felt like the Lord just showed me some stuff about anxiety that I wanted to share with you, so I'm going to do it.

We're talking about the account of Luke chapter 2, verses 41 to 52.

I'm going to read it and comment on it.

Now, his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

And when he was 12 years old, they went up according to custom.

And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.

He's 12 years old.

He decided he's going to hang out at the temple without telling his parents.

His parents did not know it.

But supposing him to be in the company, they went on a day's journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem seeking him.

So I could just imagine the scene.

Have you seen Jesus? Have you seen Jesus? Joseph, where's Jesus? Weren't you taking care of him? No,

Mary, I thought you were taking care of him.

Well, who knows how the conversation went, but they didn't know where Jesus was, and they had traveled a whole day away from Jerusalem.

When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem seeking him.

After three days, so one day travel, one day, another day traveling back, and I don't know if it's three days total or another three days looking for him in Jerusalem, but it's anxiety-producing.

After three days, they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

And when they saw him, they were astonished.

And his mother said to him, Son, why have you treated us like this? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.