Seeking The Kingdom

Nam cum dicat: Quaerite regnum Dei: et hac omnia adjicientur vobis. nec ad praesens, nec in reliquum fidelibus ostendit gratiam defuturam: si modo qui divina desiderant, terrena non quaerent, Indecorum quippe est homines curare de cibo, qui militant de regno. Novit rex quemadmodum familiam suam pascat, alat, vestiat; et ideo dixit: Jacta in Deum cogitatum tuum, et ipse te enutriet. Sanctus Ambrosius Mediolanensis, Expositio Evangelii Secundum Lucam, Liber VII Source: Migne PL 15.1733a

When He says: 'Seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you,' 1 He shows that grace shall not fail the faithful in the present, nor in the time to come, but that shall only be for those who desire Divine things, and do not seek after worldly things. Certainly it is wretched for men who battle for the kingdom to fret over food. The king knows how to supply and feed and clothe his own, and therefore it has been said, 'Cast all your care on God, and He shall support you.' 2 Saint Ambrose, Commentary On The Gospel of Saint Luke, Book 7 1 Lk 12.31 2 Ps 54.23