Luke 12:22-40

²²And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear. ²³For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! ²⁵And which of you by worrying can add a day to his life’s span? ²⁶Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ²⁸Now if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You of little faith! ²⁹And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. ³⁰For all these things are what the nations of the world eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹But seek His kingdom, and these things will be provided to you. ³²Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

³³“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

³⁵“Be prepared, and keep your lamps lit. ³⁶You are also to be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door for him when he comes and knocks. ³⁷Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will prepare himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and he will come up and serve them. ³⁸Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

³⁹“But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁰You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.”