What’s happening now to the world?

By Yemti Harry Ndienla

Climate change is producing one natural disaster after another. Terrorism appears to be on the increase, the economy has everyone panicking and morality no longer seems important to many.
As Christians, an important question to ask is: Do we believe that God’s Spirit is at work in the world?
It is easy for us to say that with all the bad stuff happing that we can only see the presence of evil. But as believers in the risen Jesus, do we see beyond all of that and see good stuff? If we do not then we are not being true to our vocation as baptized Christians. If we do then we realize just how important it is for us to join forces and work for greater good of the Church.
If we together can see God’s hand actively doing good things in our community and in the world then we need to broadcast that piece of news, because it is good news.

In the end, if we ourselves are not good news, how can we expect others to know about Jesus Christ? It is easy for us to sit on the sidelines and just wait for the sky to fall on us. But that is not our vocation and not our destiny.
Look around you, even just in your family. Is God’s hand at work?

For your reflection:

These days, are you generally more optimistic about the world and humanity or pessimistic?
Can you identify one way in which God is actively present in your life right now?
Can you think of one good thing that is happening in the world right now?