a.nal.o.gy
noun (pl.--gies)
.a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification;
.a correspondence or partial similarity;
.a thing is comparable to something else in significant respects;


.LOGIC a process of arguing from similarity in known respects to similarity in other respects.
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? ...for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
St. Matthew: 28-34 (King James translation)

THE REST OF THE STORY
In any month of the year springtime is never more than a few days away in San Diego. The area has enjoyed three days of scattered showers, and spring flowers are popping out all over the place. On an early morning walk I came across fresh daisies and was reminded of the words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount about how lilies grow without effort. When I got back home from the walk, I read again the sermon hoping to find that I had simply forgotten what must surely be reassurance of a glorious ending for the lily. It seems clear that Jesus is saying people are like flowers. In my rereading I didn’t find what I hoped I had simply forgotten.
The first part of the analogy is encouraging, even comforting. But what about the rest of the story? On the same wild daisy bush some blossoms are indeed dressed for church. They sparkle. They dazzle. But it’s hard to ignore last week’s flowers. They don’t look so good. They’re withering and dying...right on the bush.

Am I missing something here? Jesus seemed to be saying that we shouldn’t pay any attention to the tomorrow part of the flower story, the withering and dying part; that last phrase seems downright sinister: “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

Well, anyway the daisies in full bloom are sufficiently beautiful to distract me from looking too closely at the ones that are withering and dying. What’s the worst that can happen? After a little decline the beautiful flower simply ceases to exist. That, after all, isn’t so bad. Maybe Jesus was saying it’s enough. I can accept that.