Worry?

Do you remember Alfred E. Neuman, whose byline was: “What? Me worry?” His face spoke volumes.  Just a goofy look that was at rest and kind of said, “Who cares?”.  As I started writing this I went to the internet, and sure enough, ‘Mad Magazine’ still exists!  (Did not know that!)  I’m now more a fan of things like the ‘Babylon Bee’ for my satire, but I love the image of Alfred and his “What? Me Worry?” attitude.

The injunctions to not worry are peppered throughout the Bible.  The clearest is probably Philippians 4:6, “…do not be anxious about anything”.  Anything.  That is a tall order.  One, I must admit, I fail at so often that it’s embarrassing.  Why is that?  I mean, after all, I’m your Pastor and of course, a spiritual giant.  (In more ways than one 502020202020allRecent