The lilies of the field…
And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?Matthew 6:28–30, Sermon on the Mount
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
“Jesus is not teaching that people should abandon work, planning, clothing, or responsibility. The larger section—Matthew 6:25–34—addresses anxious preoccupation: the fear that one’s life and security depend entirely on one’s ability to control tomorrow.
The comparison works like this:
The practical conclusion is to face today faithfully rather than let imagined future scarcity consume the present.
Wildflowers do not manufacture their own splendor, yet they are beautiful.
Even King Solomon, a biblical symbol of wealth and royal magnificence, cannot surpass that beauty.
If God attends even to short-lived grass and flowers, Jesus says, people have reason to trust they are not forgotten.”
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