I envy the carefree nature of many children. They haven’t spent quarantine obsessing over testing rates and combing headlines like the rest of us have. They’re still so innocent and unaware, but as much as we try to protect their childlike faith, the world remains dark and heavy.

It can be tricky to explain that darkness to those that we’ve been entrusted to raise. In his article, “How I Explained Beirut’s Explosion to My Kids,” Jayson Casper tells the powerful testimony of how he hopes to keep his children safe but not always comfortable. His words are not just for those in dangerous parts of the world, because there is danger in every part of the world at some level.

In these wild times of pandemic, death, and division, we must prioritize the next generation, molding our children to be men and women of strength, compassion, and hope. And we can’t forget the most basic truth: that they are made for an even greater kingdom, where everything will be redeemed.