Don’t worry yourself to death

Morning: Psalm 119:97-120; James 5:13-18; Luke 12:22-31

Ascension Eve: Psalm 68:1-20; 2 Kings 2:1-15; Revelation 5:1-14

By a supreme contradiction, our society trains us to worry – about food, clothing, how we look, and whether we have enough of everything.  Trouble is, the worrying makes us want to get more things than we need ... to prepare ourselves for every imaginable ‘rainy day’.  Multiply this habit by several billion people, and the earth groans from the impact of our having too much!  About the nuclear threat, Dr. Helen Caldicott used to say: “If you love this planet, you must change the priorities of your lives.” She might now add “... or you will worry yourselves to death!”