The Good News:
For years now it has seemed like no one is listening and those committed to stirring up trouble are completely unreachable. This is not the first time in history this has happened, nor is it the first time smart people have made this same observation:
“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” – Thomas Paine
“…If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t listen even if someone rises from the dead.” – Luke 16:31
However, when disaster seems imminent, the world has been rescued before. People change. Enemies become friends. Children and parents are reunited. Addicts recover. Sinners repent. The dead come back to life:
“Jesus told her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.’” – John 11:25
“Those who heard this said, ‘Then who in the world can be saved?’ Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God.’” – Luke 18:26-27
“And when I am lifted up on the cross, I will draw everyone to myself.” – John 12:32
“…Here on Earth you will have many trials and sorrows, but take heart, because I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33