Jesus’ arguments against anxiety, part 5: Christian clothing and beauty

Jesus distilled his wisdom about worry into seven simple arguments in his Sermon on the Mount. We can follow these arguments to reason our way out of anxiety, and into mental fortitude. His fifth argument is about clothing, exegeting the beautiful yet brief life of the middle Eastern desert flower to prove that God will clothe us sufficiently for our far greater callings. But what are the implications of Jesus’ argument for us, in a world where clothing is cheap and available?