Luke 12:25-26
Luke 12 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Luke 12:25-26 in the NABRE onlineAnd which of you, by taking thought, is able to add to his stature one cubit? If then ye be not able to do so much as a little thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?
Reflection
Jesus makes it quantitative: you cannot add a single hour to your life by worrying. The argument is from the lesser to the greater — if you cannot do the small thing, why are you trying to do the large one?