“What, me worry?”

Luke 12:24-25 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?

Those of us who grew up in the 60’s and 70’s may remember the ”What, Me Worry?” catch phrase from Alfred E. Newman, the poster-boy for Mad Magazine, with his raggedy smile and his boyish-looking face.

The intrigue with Alf red E. Newman was the goofy pose he struck as he asked this question: "What? Me Worry?" We could never quite tell what his question meant. In asking "What me worry?" was the point was that Newman was too dumb to know he should be worried? Or was he too smart to bother worrying?

This Sunday we reflect on worry and its root cause of our need to be in control.