The mother gives the child a morsel conveniently to its mouth: the child need not be anxious.

According to Tukaram, God cares for His devotees as a mother gently puts a morsel into her child’s mouth, and the child need not worry; even though he regrets that his faith is not fuller, he already knows himself to be one with God and chooses to sing and dance with joy. Today, at mealtime, receive each mouthful as life’s motherly care, and set down one worry, telling yourself: “I am carried.”