At a time when so many young men are engaged in armed conflict, it is understandable that many mothers' hearts long for assurance that their sons are safe in God's care.
Countless radio and television advertisements feature pills that supposedly can quickly bring temporary relief from headaches, colds, tensions, aching backs, restless nights.
On the human scene today many earnest individuals are complaining that they no longer know what to believe because what they hear and read sounds strangely contradictory and confusing.