Imagine you are at the end of your rope. Your world – job, health, housing, family, everything – has all fallen apart, and you aren’t sure what you should do next.

Someone bumps into you on the street, and presses a pamphlet into your hands. For a moment, your eyes meet, and you are struck by two things: first, the intensity of this stranger’s gaze, and second, by the fact this intensity does not seem to be rooted in anger or fear, but … joy. You glance at the pamphlet in your hand, and read the title: “Good News.”

You could use some good news. From where you stand, anything that isn’t more bad news would be welcome. You find a quiet place to sit, and you begin to read…

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Continue reading →