In terms of national and world events, life seems pretty hopeless right now, doesn’t it?
Tensions in America are at a modern-day high, with ideological differences dividing longtime friends and family members. Anger-charged rhetoric encouraging violence is everywhere, blasted on all forms of media – even from people in the highest office of the government, no less.
At a time when our leaders should be encouraging constructive dialogue, the divide is only growing wider and more dangerous.
And to put it bluntly, many people are scared. They wonder how our nation – and our world – can possibly emerge from this crisis to become a more civilized society that many of us once knew, although those days seem like eons ago now.
How can we possibly restore peace without resorting to violence and