“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.