Article December 3, 2007 Issue

EVIL CANNOT BE HIDDEN, NOR CAN GOOD

BY BEA ROEGGE

SECRECY. It's a word you hear a lot in the debate about government wiretaps on calls between people in the United States and suspected terrorists abroad. And concerns about management of US ports have been increased by fears that a weapon could be brought into a port through a secret arrangement with terrorists.

Of course, Americans aren't the only ones who struggle with secrecy issues. Most governments have to deal with these questions, especially in times of war.

There are no easy answers, but I find that prayer helps to clarify my thinking on these subjects because it brings God's power to bear; it opens people's eyes to hidden dangers as surely as it enables them to see good at work.