The Liberation of the Apostle Peter from the Dungeon, painted by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo, 1677
(Source: Hebrew for Christians on facebook)
Where it is written, “cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Pet. 5:7), the word translated “anxiety” (μέριμνα) comes from a Greek verb (μερίζω) that means to be fragmented or divided into parts and pieces. We bring our brokenness to God – including those distractions that tear us away from Him and make us inwardly fragmented – in order to receive God’s care for us.





