April 29, 2026

Like you I’m very concerned about the state of our world. From space, as we witnessed last month through the Artemis astronauts’ pictures, earth is a jewel beyond compare. Truly a “spaceship” for billions of us in the dark matter of a seemingly infinite universe. The astronauts saw no boundaries on earth, no war, no power struggles, indeed no conflict of any kind. Just beauty and peace.

I wish that were true for us on the ground. We’ve never seen such turmoil. Never such human suffering. Never such evil. We need help. We need to look up.

So here’s a word from King David as he praised the Lord for deliverance from trouble:

“I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in
my mouth…
I sought the Lord, and he
answered me, and delivered me
from all my fears.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and
delivers them.
O taste and see that the Lord
is good; happy are those who
take refuge in him.”
(excerpted from Psalm 34).

No trouble is forever. When faced with adversity my grandmother used to say, “This too shall pass”. And it does. But in the heat of the moment we can be overwhelmed and lose hope. That’s why David’s words are so needed. The dark valley will eventually see the dawn. Our struggles are temporary. The praise of God will outlast them all.