In our world, our nation, our community, our church and our lives, each day brings signs of hope as well as concern. In many of these situations, it can be easy to get our heads stuck in a very negative place.
On the flip side, when we change the ways we think about the challenges in our lives and communities, just that change in thinking can signal and cause a change in those actual situations. The change may not (and usually is not) immediate, but just like we often speak of "seeing the writing on the wall" in a negative sense, it is also a wonderful feeling to "see the writing on the wall" when things start to turn around.
In fact, this is one of the ways that theologians describe the life, death and resurrection of Jesus---God's kingdom is not complete, but the writing is on the wall and we know how it ends (even if we don't know when). Some even compare it to D-Day--the war wasn't over yet, but it was clear who was going to win.
I hope you are seeing the writing on the wall for positive changes and outcomes in your life, at Calvary and in the world around us. And meanwhile, if you're still wondering how you can be part of a positive, constructive influence, check out this article from the Alban Institute about "What Not to Do in Turbulent Times":
http://www.alban.org/consulting.aspx?id=8378
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