FAITH MATTERS
Cybersecurity? We should also think of Spiritual Security
Finding peace through faith can help us feel less threatened in a turbulent world, writes Bishop Gerard Bergie
February 28, 2026
By Bishop Gerard Bergie
Contributing Columnist
In an increasingly digital society, cybersecurity is becoming more necessary for our protection.
Recent statistics show that trillions of dollars have been lost worldwide due to cybercrime. This often involves public infrastructure attacks and data breaches.
This is why cybersecurity is so essential in providing a sense of personal security.
I would argue that, as human beings, we also need spiritual security. What do I mean?
Jesus tells his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you — you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” (Matthew 6:25-32)
Jesus states that if we worry about so many things, it means that we lack faith, we do not trust, and only see the problems rather than the possibilities.
According to Jesus, a significant way to overcome limited outlook is to consider the beauty of nature that we can so easily ignore or take for granted.
If we look to the flora and fauna, we see the birds of the air and the lilies of the field that provide such majesty and beauty to our world. They do not worry and seem to know instinctively that all will be provided for them.
Jesus tells us that the world around us should serve as a reminder that we too are cared for and valued greatly by God. In fact, Jesus reminds us that we are more precious and loved than all the birds and flowers of the world.
This fact alone should provide us with a high degree of spiritual security.
Jesus states clearly that we need faith in order to believe in God’s love and care for us.
Faith is based on trust and trust is rooted in a personal relationship. From a spiritual perspective, this is moving from the head to the heart.
It is a long journey that requires time and effort. To come to know Jesus as someone we can trust requires that we spend some time with him.
This spiritual encounter with Jesus is what Christians call prayer. It can happen in public liturgy or in personal prayers. Prayer is nothing more than raising one’s heart to God in both silence and holy conversation.
It involves sharing our hopes and fears and listening as heart speaks to heart.
Seeing Jesus as a loving friend that we speak to each day allows us to grow in faith, worry less and trust in his love.
In a world of growing cybersecurity, let us also turn to some spiritual security to feel less threatened and more confident in life.