Daily news reports and social media posts can make it seem as if we live in an age of victimization. We constantly hear about the most distressing of current events and attitudes, such as disease, disasters, war, corruption, and hatred. And while our hearts naturally reach out with compassion to those who have been victimized, we may fear that wrongdoing will never end and that we too will become victims. So where do we look for real and permanent help in conquering the wrong?

The desire to be a victor over evil is actually a prayer for good—for peace, security, and health. But to be effective, this prayer must lead us to humbly admit that we do not possess the intelligence or strength to defeat evil on our own and that we must look to a higher source—God, divine Truth. 

The desire to be a victor over evil is actually a prayer for good—for peace, security, health.