Bad News all around
I like current events. More importantly, I like to be informed. When things come up in conversation, I like being in the know. I used to watch the news regularly. Now I generally get my news online, checking four different news sites most days to get a more balanced view of what's happening in the world (what news producers think is worthy of coverage anyway). Lately, though, the news is, well...bad. You can't go anywhere without seeing all the Bad News there is to tell. Not only do we have the devastation of Haiti's earthquake with all the deaths, missing loved ones, and newly orphaned children -- which we can all agree is Bad News -- now we also have 7,000 prisoners who were released when their prison crumbled to the ground who are now looting much needed supplies, raping women and children living in make-shift tent cities, and snatching orphans off the streets to sell them into slavery. Seriously?! How much more Bad News do the people of Haiti need? Eighty percent of Haitians were already living at or below the poverty line surrounded by corruption and greed within their government. Now they have lost all they have and are struggling with grief of lost friends and family members all while being literally raped and pillaged. That is Bad News.
Life in the U.S. is definitely blessed, but we're not exempt from our own Bad News. Formerly beloved Leno threw CoCo under the bus. Etta James (whose "At Last" made my wedding day complete) has alzheimers. The stimulus package meant to save us all from financial ruin has really only saved us from a politically pork-free existence. Obama's approval rating is plummeting and the warm-fuzzy hopes of change in America are starting to fade. Tiger is in sex rehab. CNN should change their name to BNN...Bad News Network.
Luckily, we have some Good News, too. We live in a fallen world, which is Bad News. But our Creator sent his son to redeem it all and he has given hope to the hopeless. I can watch all the Bad News that makes me want to run and hide and know with confidence that God is sovereign over all the Bad and he wants to use it for his Good. Even the worst things I read on the internet or see on my TV can be used for the good of those that love God. Now, that is some Good News we all need to hear.
Life in the U.S. is definitely blessed, but we're not exempt from our own Bad News. Formerly beloved Leno threw CoCo under the bus. Etta James (whose "At Last" made my wedding day complete) has alzheimers. The stimulus package meant to save us all from financial ruin has really only saved us from a politically pork-free existence. Obama's approval rating is plummeting and the warm-fuzzy hopes of change in America are starting to fade. Tiger is in sex rehab. CNN should change their name to BNN...Bad News Network.
Luckily, we have some Good News, too. We live in a fallen world, which is Bad News. But our Creator sent his son to redeem it all and he has given hope to the hopeless. I can watch all the Bad News that makes me want to run and hide and know with confidence that God is sovereign over all the Bad and he wants to use it for his Good. Even the worst things I read on the internet or see on my TV can be used for the good of those that love God. Now, that is some Good News we all need to hear.
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