August 20, 2026 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your
life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you
will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look 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? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single
hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you
anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they
neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I
tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much
more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore
do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or
‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the
Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that
you need them all. 33 But seek
first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things
will be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Footnotes
- Matthew 6:27 Or a
single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18
inches or 45 centimeters
Psalm 23
The Lord Is
My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall
not want.
2 He makes me lie down in
green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.[a]
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness[b]
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death,[c]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely[d] goodness and mercy[e] shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell[f] in the house of the Lord
forever.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
- Psalm 23:3 Or in right paths
- Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
- Psalm 23:6 Or Only
- Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
- Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
- Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
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