“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.” Matthew 6:28-30 · KJV
Matthew 6 is the household's cure for anxiety. Christ points to small flowers in a field around him — probably field anemones or meadow lilies, common enough that a child could pick one — and asks his followers to notice them. The Father dresses these small things every morning without their asking. Whatever the household is afraid it will lack, the God who paints lilies has already planned for.
“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 · KJV
Companion passages: Matthew 6:25-27 ("Take no thought for your life") · Luke 12:22-31 (parallel account) · 1 Peter 5:7 ("Casting all your care upon him") · Philippians 4:6-7 ("Be careful for nothing").
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Christian trust is not the absence of foresight; it is the willingness to loosen our grip on it. To consider the lilies is not to be lazy about tomorrow; it is to remember that tomorrow belongs to the same Father who colours the meadow. The household that consents to this can lie down at night without carrying the whole future in its chest.
Father, teach this household to consider the lilies. Loosen our clenched worry and let us receive tomorrow as a gift, not a debt. Feed us as thou dost feed the ravens, clothe us as thou dost clothe the meadow, and let our trust be like the small faithfulness of a child. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Read Matthew 6:25-34 aloud before breakfast. Sing Verse 1 slowly. Name one worry the household is releasing to God today.
Sing the Bridge as the house grows quiet. Say together: 'The Father who clothed the lilies is clothing us.'
Pick a small flower with the children in the morning. Sing Verse 1 together. Ask: if God dresses this flower, what does he do for you?