LET GOD OUT OF THE BOX!
Matthew 6:24-34 " Don't Worry, Be Happy " In 1988, when Bobby McFerrin released his a cappella hit, "Don't Worry,Be Happy," I was, well, a lot younger. These days, I'm much more pragmatic,and a bit more cynical. Let's be real, here, folks. These days -- what don't we worry about? Yet, Jesus' advice to us in Matthew 6:24-34 in these troubling times is just that, "Don't Worry!" Sometimes, I feel like I'm living in a box. It's a box I've carefully constructed. The walls are made out of everything I don't have and concerns about keeping what I do have. I've reinforced the sides with all my limitations. Into it, I've packed it full everything I worry about, from paying the bills to how I'm going to handle all the changes that have been happening to me. Then I've crawled into and pulled it shut after me. It's confining and gets a bit stuffy, and the view stinks. It's...