"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.

by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.

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Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.

But Hannah replied, "That's not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord.

David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.

King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.'

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

constantly pray,

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

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The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

The Lover to His Beloved: O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain crags, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

General references

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.

If you say, 'What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow and gather our produce?'

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: