What does Jesus mean when he says that life is more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
Food and clothing are required to sustain life (food) and cover the body (clothing). Both of these basic necessities are required for living in the world that God has made. Since God has given life (more important than food and drink) and a body (more important than clothes), surely he will also see to it that life and body is taken care of.1
25 C'est pourquoi je vous dis: Ne vous inquiétez pas pour votre vie de ce que vous mangerez, ni pour votre corps, de quoi vous serez vêtus. La vie n'est-elle pas plus que la nourriture, et le corps plus que le vêtement?