Matthew 6: 24–34
Jesus said, "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. But strive first for the kingdom of God
and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
"So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its
own. Today's trouble is enough for today."
Reflection
How I might receive this insight in trust,
believing that Jesus seeks only my good?
Does my identity lie in my relationship
with God who loves me and caused me to trust?