Our new addiction

It's our new obsession. The newspapers are overflowing with it. Everyone is talking about it. Many can't stop thinking about it. WORRY.

There is no doubt that these are troubling times. There seems to be more to worry about than there used to be. In some ways, that's true.

But fundamentally, what has changed? What is different now from last month...last year...last century? It's as if those terrorist-guided airliners poked a hole in our balloon, and we've been on the deflate ever since.

Or maybe it's just been our over-inflated egos that have taken a leak. You know, those voices that told us that we could do whatever we wanted...not for the advancement of the human condition, but for our personal gain. Call it hubris. It's on the decline...we hope.

But worry won't fix it, not now, not ever. What WILL make a difference is if we pay attention to what some might call a real "come to Jesus" moment.