 We can look at our country and become depressed at all the bickering, the lies that are being told with absolutely nothing close to the facts. We can watch as hurricanes, floods, and fires devastate our world, and we begin to think there is no hope. We can see mankind destroy our resources and disregard the welfare of others' lives, and we might believe that our situation is hopeless. Well, I'm here to say, take heart. Do not abandon hope, because we have a God in whom we can trust to deliver us from the darkness that surrounds us.