Editorials

WHEN JESUS STOOD AT THE TOMB of his friend Lazarus, who had been dead for the better part of a week, the circumstances were anything but uplifting.

THERE IS NOTHING EITHER GOOD OR BAD, BUT THINKING MAKES IT SO.—SHAKESPEARE

THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IS PEACEFUL WHEN PEOPLE PLACE THEIR FEET FIRMLY ON THE UNASSAILABLE FOUNDATION OF SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING.

WHETHER A DIRE SITUATION IS GRASSROOTS OR GLOBAL, THE OVERARCHING NEED IS TO OVERCOME THE TEMPTATION TO GIVE UP.

THROUGHOUT JESUS' LIFE, IT'S CLEAR THAT HUMILITY—NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH WEAKNESS OR FALSE SELF-DEPRECATION—CHARACTERIZED HIS CONDUCT.

OUR OWN COMMITMENT TO GOD, AND HIS LOVE FOR US, PROMOTE LOYALTY TO ONE ANOTHER—EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, NEIGHBORS, FAMILIES.

"WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" "HOW CAN I GO ON?" "WHY DID SOME LIVE AND OTHERS DIE?"

THE TURMOIL GATHERED IN A MAJOR STORM IS NO LESS A MENTAL PHENOMENON THAN IS A DISCORDANT BODILY CONDITION OR A RELATIONSHIP IN TUMULT.

EACH AND EVERY HEALING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MEANS ATTESTS TO THE FACT THAT "TRUTH IS ALWAYS THE VICTOR."

THIS PRAYER MUST INCLUDE A CONVICTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH THAT GOD WOULD NOT AND WILL NOT ABANDON ANY OF HIS CHILDREN, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

SPIRITUAL UNITY COMES FROM GOD, SPIRIT. IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF REAL COMMUNITY BUILDING.

GOD NEVER STOPS SENDING PRECIOUS THOUGHTS TO US, INFINITE IN NUMBER—REPRESENTING INFINITE SOLUTIONS.