clothing. These items, sustenance and clothing, are only examples of the anxiety about this life that can hinder a person’s undistracted and absolute discipleship. Through his rhetorical question, Jesus makes the statement that existence (the life, the body) is more than food and clothing, as necessary as they may be. If God is the source of the former (the greater), will he not also provide the latter (the lesser)? Accordingly, a life dominated by concern for such matters is misdirected and will of necessity