The world is bright and beautiful. The world is also dark and devestating. This constant tension leaves us aching for better while living in broken, and you don’t have to look far to see how splintered things have become. One scroll through Facebook or Twitter and you’ll be bombarded with sarcastic comments, polarizing language, and constant outrage that marks this cultural moment.

How do we we tend to our souls and practice humility in such an inflammatory time? How do we get quiet like Jesus or honest like Mary or earnest like Paul when it seems that everything is on fire? Well, let’s start with the start. When we remember the story of Creation, we recall that this whole world has been a mess since chapter three. And then, the ache starts to make a little more sense.

“In This Fraught Racial Moment, We Need a Refresher on Human Depravity” is a gracious and inviting overview of why all these conversations feel so hard. Our sin and suffering is serious, but with that weighty reality comes the other powerful truth: there is a God of grace who perfectly loves and heals. And he isn’t going anywhere, sisters.

So yes. The world is a dumpster fire, and tensions are high. But also? He knew that when he signed up to carry us through 2020 and beyond. And for that reassuring kidness, I say, “Thanks be to God.”