-7- Prayer of the Day A Let us pray. Almighty God our Father, your generous goodness comes to us new every day. By the work of your Spirit lead us to acknowledge your goodness, give thanks for your benefits, and serve you in willing obedience, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C Amen Gospel: Matthew 6:25-33 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples about the providence of God so that they would regard life with thanksgiving and trust rather than anxiety. P The holy gospel according to Matthew. C Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said,] I tell you, do not worry about your life, 25“Therefore 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? at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap 26Look nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? can any of you by 27And worrying add a single hour to your span of life? why do you 28And worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, I tell you, even Solomon in 29yet all his glory was not clothed like one of these. if God so 30But 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? do not worry, saying, will we eat?’ 31Therefore ‘What or will we drink?’ or will we wear?’ it is the ‘What ‘What 32For Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. strive first for 33But
-7- Prayer of the Day A Let us pray. Almighty God our Father, your generous goodness comes to us new every day. By the work of your Spirit lead us to acknowledge your goodness, give thanks for your benefits, and serve you in willing obedience, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C Amen Gospel: Matthew 6:25-33 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples about the providence of God so that they would regard life with thanksgiving and trust rather than anxiety. P The holy gospel according to Matthew. C Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said,] 25“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? 26Look 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? 27And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? 28And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30But 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? 31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But strive first for