Unshakeable
The other day I was talking with some friends of mine. One's life has been devastated by the downturn in the economy... one is dealing with major issues at his place of employment... another couple's marriage is crashing into the rocks... and yet another worries about the direction our country is going and fears for what the future holds for his grandchildren. It seems that everywhere I turn there is this feeling like life is in ruins. A financial tornado blows through, relationships blown apart by hurricane force winds, and the future shaken by an emotional earthquake. This is becoming the reality for more and more people. I admit that I am most definitely an optimist – I really do think that everything is going to be ok. But for what seems to be a growing majority, life is being shaken to the core. This, for me, has presented a great challenge of listening and offering some encouragement – I honestly don’t always know what to say. Recently, a young friend