Right now is precisely the right time to begin researching who you will vote for in November. It will take some time to sort out all the candidates for city council, county, state, and federal positions on your ballot.

Hope remains, however dormant it may seem. Hope that Jesus will bring peace soon and very soon. Hope that Jesus will restore the people and places our nation has destroyed. Hope that one day Jesus will return to restore all people and all things in a New Creation that will not have piles of rubble pockmarking it.

None of us live for a thousand years. And we probably wouldn’t want to. However, human beings are resilient. Spending time in nature is one way to increase our resilience.

Each week in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.

The Psalmist is realistic about life: enemies (problems, challenges, burdens) are real, and so is the gift of God’s feast.