Consider the Lilies

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.” Matthew 6:25-34 

Consider the Lilies

Dear Creator of the extraordinary beauty
this earth, our home, bounteous and sweet
in this season of virus and many fears
we come to you with our burden of worries.

We know we are not in control of things
yet we ache to conquer and order
we grow in fear as the wildness grows
we have lost sight of present wonders.

Draw near to us and slow us down
help us see the inexplicable designs
you have made for us to delight in
and let us know even this time as a gift.

Dwell with us this day and every one
so that we might put love first daily
so that we might rejoice in every flower
and give thanks for every bird in flight. Amen