Psalm 145:8-9

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

Easter is about God's grace and mercy shown to us through the sacrifice of His Son. Although He is mighty and pure and we should approach him with trembling and we should fear His wrath, we can be assured that he is first gracious and compassionate and loving.

Matthew 6:31-34

So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

This is an area that I have difficulty with. Western society is very focused on independence and on providing for oneself - and on the 'can do' attitude. This piece of scripture is not advocating laziness or carelessness (there are many verses admonishing the lazy farmer etc). It does remind us though that God created us and will provide for us in some manner - that may be through the work we have, it may be through friends and family, or any number of channels. What these verses are calling for is an alignment of our hearts first. We need to have our focus on the right thing - then other aspects of our lives will fall into place. There is also a strong call here to live today and not in the future. Again this is not saying that we shouldn't plan (see several verses about farmers doing the necessary planning), but it is telling us to be present in the moment, to not dwell on, and lose ourselves in the future.