I listened to the beginning of a sermon online from a local church. It began with a litany of how this world was going down the gurgler. Pulling out all the usual suspects – climate change, racism, COVID and moral decay. Lets milk this.

“ You need Jesus more than ever now.” he preached.

Outside the sun shone. Even sparkled. A beautiful late summer morning hovering around 22 degrees. The grass greener than usual for August. The city quietly rising for the long weekend. And – literally - birds chirping outside my window.

I couldn’t find a place to accept this mouthful of horror on the menu.

And I didn’t need Jesus more than ever.

I just needed Him.