Clothing

Matthew 6:28-29 - And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, they neither toil nor spin and Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

This is one area in which I have been really not worrying! I have enough clothes for now. Since I only work sporadically and wear a collar shirt for that, I mostly wear jeans or shorts and t-shirts. I have lots of nice clothes that I need more chances to wear!

Yet, the lesson is the same as before. God's got this. God provides. Living simply is living in solidarity with those who are less fortunate in our society. Eating at the kitchen is being in solidarity with those less fortunate. Buying used clothing helps to not support sweat shops around the world. Not using more than we need.

The other lesson is to look around at the natural world. It is beautiful, more beautiful than we imagine. Nothing made by man can rival the splendor of lilies in the field. Yesterday, Peter and I were walking and we cam across an iris that was such a deep purple. It might have been an orchid, it didn't look as frail as irises usually do. But how wonderful! This too is God's gift to us. Beauty. When we are anxious about things we can do nothing about, we miss our chance to revel in the beauty of the world around us. We miss our chance for peace and serenity.
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