Best of times, the worst of times

One of the most famous opening passages in literature was written by Charles Dickens in "The Tale of Two Cities." He gave a description of the situation immediately preceding the French Revolution. One would think he was writing about the situation today,

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way."

The media portrays the world before us - the good and the bad! We've never had it so good, at the same time we seem to be seeing the worst of times.

I comfort myself, "God is our Refuge and Strength, a very present help in trouble." Our God bids us to "be still and know that I am God." Our God reigns and with this assurance I move into the future with Him in confidence.