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Dangling over the edge of disaster, we can neither define the crisis nor perceive of the solution. We are paralyzed by fear and traumatized by impending doom.

"Let us not be frightened by the problems that confront us, but rather give thee thanks that thou hast matched us with this hour. May we resolve, God helping us, to be part of the answer, and not part of the problem"                      – Peter Marshall

We panic and do so quite easily and readily.

There are situations where we might say, "Anyone in their right mind would be out of their mind."

But these are our times. This is our assignment. We are in the moment for which we have been uniquely fashioned and to which we have been called.

" As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness."  -Psalm 17:15 (ESV)

We can fix our horrified stares upon the bewildering developments around us. We can gaze long and hard upon the hostility we perceive.

That is an option. 

We can take flight. We can fight it out. We can freeze in flight.

Another option is to find a flow, a river that moves in a purposeful direction. It is to behold the face of God in righteousness, as if all is accomplished. It is to rest in the satisfaction of what is already and yet, not yet, the accomplished completion and fulfillment of God's redemptive work in the world.'

That work embraces our own witness and work in the world.

But, what shall we do the fix what needs fixing?

What shall we do to insure a better outcome?

How do we manage things so God can do His work?

We could start by stopping ourselves from asking the wrong questions and trust God's management and direction. We could decide, resolutely, to operate with greater simplicity and clarity as people committed to the just, compassionate, and righteous path even when it makes no sense … even when it is strategically counter-intuitive and socially counter-cultural.