Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
In whose case will the fact that he worries about the question continually be of any aid in increasing his height, or rather, in lengthening his life? Psalms 39:5. It is simply impossible for a person, by taking thought of the matter, both to produce the growth that comes from food and to extend the days of his life. Why, then, not leave these matters to Providence? Christ even points to the inanimate creatures as examples of God's loving care: