You can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on a television news program without hearing of the uncertainty of our times. Every day we hear of terror plots uncovered, of bombs exploding and of violence around the world.

We may not speak it out loud, but secretly we wonder, “Will that violence touch my neighborhood, will it plague the ones I love?”

Our way of life has been crafted over the generations by hard work, faith in God and sacrifice. We like the way we live and we don’t want to be disturbed. We are more than willing to let others choose their way of life, but we want to keep ours. Why can’t they understand that?

First as a Christian I have to remember that nothing I have compares to the promise I have in Christ. We sing that as we worship at church, “Nothing compares to the promise I have in you!” That must be at the core of my being. All that we “have” in this world pales in comparison to what awaits us when we see Jesus.

Second as Christians we need to hold to the truth of Romans 8:1. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

I am not condemned and what I have now is nothing compared to what I will have. That is the prescription for peace in troubled times. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!